The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to support growth
is known as the... - Answer water activity
How do molds replicate? - Answer Sporulation
What molds produce respirable particles? - Answer Aspergillus, penicillium
Respirable - Answer Can be deeply inhaled into lun...
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The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to support growth
is known as the... - Answer water activity
How do molds replicate? - Answer Sporulation
What molds produce respirable particles? - Answer Aspergillus, penicillium
Respirable - Answer Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns
4 common viruses found in sewage - Answer rotavirus, GI virus, adenovirus,
hepatitis
Name 3 primary sewage biohazards - Answer virus, bacteria, parasites
What is the nutrient that mold grows best on? - Answer Cellulose
Define ERH - Answer equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at the surface)
Example of hydrophilic mold - Answer stachybotrys chartarum
Example of mesophilic mold - Answer aspergillus & penicillium
Example of xerophilic mold - Answer aspergillus & penicillium
4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols - Answer ingestion; cut/puncture/injection;
dermal; inhalation
How do viruses replicate? - Answer injection of RNA into live host cell
What is the common route of entry for mold exposure? - Answer inhalation
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What is the common route of entry for exposure to category 3 water? - Answer
ingestion
What does MVOC stand for? - Answer microbial volatile organic compounds
What are MVOCs? - Answer odor (gaseous waste by-products) released by actively
growing molds
3 sources for MVOCs - Answer reactivated pet urine, wet building materials, bacteria
The presence of MVOCs can be an indicator of: - Answer unacceptable indoor air
quality, active microbial growth, incomplete remediation
What is a micron? - Answer unit of measurement equal to 1/1,000,000 meters
What is the definition of viable? - Answer able to reproduce (germinate)
What is the definition of non-viable? - Answer not capable of germination
What is the definition of settled spores? - Answer spores landed on surface but not
actively growing
What is the definition of mycotoxins? - Answer toxigenic compound produced by
molds under certain conditions
Why do molds produce mycotoxins? - Answer defense mechanism
What is the carcinogenic mycotoxin produced by aspergillus? - Answer aflotoxin
What are the immunizations that water and mold technicians are recommended to
have? - Answer hepatitis a&b, tetanus
What is the time frame for stachybotrys to colonize? - Answer 7-12 days
What is the time frame for aspergillus to colonize? - Answer 48-72 hours
What is the size of most mold spores found in indoor water damaged environments?
- Answer 2-20 microns
What are the molds associated with bird & bat droppings? - Answer histoplasma
capsulatum, Cryptococcus neoformans
What are the 4 populations of individuals that are considered to be at a higher risk
for exposure to mold & bacteria? - Answer elderly, children, pregnant women,
immuno-compromised
Why should initial sampling be conducted? - Answer remediation work plan,
reduction of false claims, identify condition 2 environments
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