Aspergillus mold is unavoidable.
Penicillium aspergillus in attic.
Causes of aspergillus penicillium on walls and on wood.
Penicillium aspergillus raw count 123 spores m 824 total of 19 scopulariopsis raw count 122 spores m 817 total of 19 any help in understanding this report is much appreciated.
When mold spores are inhaled immune system cells surround and destroy them.
Inspection it can inadvertently raise the spore counts.
Ascospores raw count count m3 of total.
0 50 spores these are only trace levels and are not an issue.
Incredibly according to the study growth evaluation of fungi penicillium and aspergillus spp on ceiling tiles by john c s.
Aspergillus is not the toxic black mold stachybotrys talked about in many media pieces.
Chang even ceiling tiles can support the growth of penicillium if indoor humidity levels are at or above 85 and the moisture content of the tiles is greater than 2 2.
Other species like aspergillus versicolor are more prevalent in environments with high water activity.
Everyday exposure to aspergillus is rarely a problem for people with healthy immune systems.
Some species such as aspergillus penicillioides are xerophilic which means they grow with only a small amount of moisture.
Cladosporium raw count count m3 of total 3 20 20.
Aspergillus is a common mold usually greenish when you can see the growth.
We are most concerned about uncommon species of mold like stachybotrys or chaetomium and more common species like penicillium aspergillus at a high.
Ascospores raw count count m3 of total 7 47 47.
Even stachybotrys is not considered an.
Aspergillus penicillium raw count count m3 of total 4 27 13 5.
Outdoors it s found in decaying leaves and compost and on plants trees and grain crops.
Aspergillus conidia at 400x.
Penicillium citreonigrum is producing citreoviridin is a mycotoxin penicillium toxicarium and penciillium charlesii.
Still aspergillus can be lethal to people with seriously compromised immune systems or where the exposure is so great as to overwhelm an individual s immune system.
This can happen if an interior attic access is opened or the a c filter is removed from the return before the air sample is performed.
Just like other molds aspergillus penicillium grows and thrives in damp dark areas.
The places in your home that aspergillus penicillium is most likely to grow are the ones commonly exposed to moisture such as your kitchen bathroom and basement.
We prefer to do a thorough visual inspection of the attic and if we identify something that looks to be a problem we ll recommend a surface sample to identify the species of that fungus.
Aspergillus penicillium raw count count m3 of total 5 33 33.
