title: Method for evaluating mold growth on ceiling tile.
abstract: A method to extract mold spores from porous ceiling tiles was developed using a masticator blender. Ceiling tiles were inoculated and analyzed using four species of mold. Statistical analysis comparing results obtained by masticator extraction and the swab method was performed. The masticator method was demonstrated as efficient for bulk sampling of ceiling tiles.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA. bentancourt.doris@epa.gov
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Betancourt
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Menetrez
mesh_terms: D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003252:Construction Materials; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006798:Housing; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods*