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Worldwide
Exposure Standards for Mold and Bacteria
10th Edition
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1.
Historial Information on Mold and Bacteria
__A. Ancient Knowledge
of Mold and Bacteria
__B. Historial Cases
of Mold Ingestion Toxicity
__C. Historical Sampling
Results and Methods
__D. Turn of the Century
Ambient Microbial Levels
__E. Early Mold Spore
Knowledge and Indoor Air Quality
__F. The Start of
Today's Mold Problem in the United States
Chapter 2. Mold
and Bacteria Standards Development
Viable or Total Spore Standards - Which Type Hich Type is
More Important?
_ A.
CULTURABLE SPORE EXPOSURE STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
____Governmental
Bodies
______ _1. Brazil
______ _2. Canadian Mortage and Housing Company (CMHC) and Manitoba Department of Labor
______ _3. China (People's Republic of)
______ _4. Commission of European Communities (CEO)
______ _5. Czech Republic
______ _6. Finland
______ _7. Germany
______ _8. Hong Kong
______ _9. Korea
______ _10. Netherlands (Research Institute
_______11. New York City Department of Health (NY CDOH)
_______12. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH)
_______13. Nordic Council
_______14. Poland (Proposed) Institute of Occupational Medicine
_______15. Portugal
_______16. Singapore
_______17. US OSHA (Proposed) Indoor Air Quality Standard
_______18 . World Health Organization (WHO)
____Professional
Associations
_______19. American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGH)
_______20. American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
_______21. European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA)
_______22. Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA)
_______23. International
Society of Indoor Air Quality
and Climate (ISIAQC)
_B.
_ TOTAL SPORE EXPOSURE STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BULIDINGS
____ Governmental
Bodies
_______ 24. Russian Federation Standards for Individual Fungal Species
_______ 25. Texas Department of Health (TDH)(Robertson)
Professional Associations
_______26. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology/NAT'L Allergy Bureau
_______27. American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
_______28 . American College of Chest Physicians
___ 29. Other Company Guidelines
_______a. Aerobiological Solutions, Arlington VA
_______b. MGC Occupational Health & Safety Consulting
_______c. Mycotech Biological, Inc. / MGC Occupational Health & Safety Consulting
_______d. QLAB, Wei Tang, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
_______e. Thad Godish, PH.D, CIH, Ball State University, Indiana
_______f. U.S. Micro-Solutions, Greengsburg, PA
_______g. Environmental Diagnostics Laboratories (DEL)
_C.
CULTURABLE MICROBIAL LIMITS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND PHARMACUETICAL CLEAN ROOMS
____Governmental
Bodies
_______30. European
Union Clean Room Standard
_______31. U. S.
Pharmacopoeia clean room standard (Proposed)
_ D. CULTURAL BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
_______1. Legionella Standards for cooling towers, decorative fountains, potable water and humidifiers
_______2. Potable Water
______ 3. Edible Ice
______ 4. Swimming Pools
______ 5. Recycled Water
_______ 6.
IICRC Category 1, 2, 3 Water (Clean, Gray and Black Water)
___ _ __ 7. Definitions of Bacteria Species and Classifications
E. BULK MATERIAL ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES
__1. Duct work
_____a. Fungi and Bacteria in Surface Dust
______b. Fungi in Duct Insulation
__2. Fungi in Bulk Dust Samples
______a. OSHA Guideline for Bulk Dust
______b. Canada - Normal Versus Contaminated Houses
______c. Germany Studies of Dust in Homes
______d. mgc Occupational Health & Safety Consulting Guidelines
__3. Carpet dust
______a. Fungi in Carpet Dust Samples
______b. Bacteria in Carpet Dust
__4. Broad spectrum bacteria on surfaces
______a. Implications for Category 1,2,3 Water Intrusion Remediation
__5. Acceptable Levels of Bioaerosols from Compositing Facilities
Chapter 3. Functional
Grouping of Mold and Bacteria Standards and Guidelines
_A.
Permissible or Acceptable Exposure Level Guidelines
_B. Action Levels
Exposure Guidelines (Warranting Investigation)
_C. Ceiling Limit
or IDLH Exposure Guildelines (Immediately dangerous to life and health)
_D. Clearance Levels
Exposure Guidelines (Post Remediation Verification)
_E. The Inside Versus
Outside Concentration Rank Order Guidelines
_F. Ceiling Limits
for Hospitals & Other Susceptible Occupant Environments
_G. Bacteria and Endotoxin Standards and Guildelines
_H. Application of
Airborne Mold and Bacteria Standards and Guidelines
_I. Summary of Airborne Mold and Bacteria Monitoring Standards and Guidelines
_J. Application of Bacterial Water Quality Standards
Chapter 4. Overview of Current Sampling Methods and Equipment
____A. Modern Air Sampling
Methods
____B. Physical Collection
Principles of Air Tesitng Equipment
____C. Particle Size
Collection Efficiency of Various Samplers
____D. Description of
Common Microbiological Sampling Media
____E. Real World Comparison
of Monitoring Methods
____F.
New Microbial Monitoring Eqiupment and Media
Index
Bibliography (over
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