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Environmentally Friendly Mold Remediation Techniques That Significantly Reduce Childhood AsthmaMVOCs: Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds: chemicals that canbe produced by actively growing molds and bacteria, which arereleased as gases into the air and are responsible for the characteristicmoldy or musty odor.MYCOTOXIN: A harmful substance produced by a fungus, whichaffects the structural or functional integrity of cells or tissues.Mycotoxins are usually found in the spores, filamentous structures,and/or the surrounding growth material.MYCOLOGIST: A microbiologist who studies or has “expert”knowledge of fungi.NADCA: National Air Duct Cleaners Association. Trade group thatpublishes the standard "Assessment, Cleaning, and Restoration ofHVAC Systems" (ACR-2002).NEGATIVE PRESSURE: An atmosphere created in an enclosuresuch that the air pressure within the enclosure is less than the airpressure outside the enclosure, resulting in the tendency for airborneparticles to be drawn in rather than out.NIOSH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthODTS: Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome (a.k.a. pulmonary mycotoxicosis,"humidifier fever," or "silo unloader's disease"). Illness characterizedby chest tightness, flu-like symptoms, and possibly other symptomsfollowing a single, very heavy microbial exposure (including mold).Such extreme conditions are rarely found in homes or offices.PATHOGENIC: A microbe capable of causing disease by directcontact, typically through infection. The molds most often regardedas pathogenic are those most frequently known to cause opportunisticfungal infections, primarily among immuno-compromisedindividuals (e.g., Aspergillus fumigatus). A microbe that producestoxins that cause disease in the absence of the microbe is not definedas pathogenic.POROUS: Strictly defined, porous refers to the ability of a materialto allow fluids to pass through (permeability to liquids or gases). Forthe purposes of this document, porous materials are items that absorb158
Environmentally Friendly Mold Remediation Techniques That Significantly Reduce Childhood Asthmamoisture (liquid water or humidity). Examples include woodproducts, paper products, fabric, carpet and pad, plasterboard,drywall, insulation, and ceiling tiles. In contrast, non-porousmaterials include Formica, vinyl, plastic, glass, some tile, metal, andmany other similar hard surfaced durable or sealed materials.PROPAGULE: Particles that are capable of germinating andproducing a colony (for example, mold spores or fragments ofhyphae).PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: Garments worn by workers to keepgross contamination from contacting skin surfaces and reachingunderlying clothing layers.RELATIVE HUMIDITY (RH): A ratio quantifying the actualamount of water present in air to the maximum amount of water thatair (at the same temperature) is capable of holding; this ratio isexpressed as a percentage. Warmer air has a greater capacity to holdwater in the vapor form than does cooler air.REMEDIATION: The spectrum of measures intended to correct aproblem and restore the environment to a useable state. Moldremediation is any combination of activities that: a) remove indoormold growth and mold contaminated materials, b) eliminate andprevent excess moisture that allows growth, and c) rebuild or refurnish.SANITIZER: An agent with cleansing and antimicrobial propertiesthat reduces or inhibits microbial growth.SPECIES: The next most specific level of biological classificationbelow genus. In the practice of naming mold, the species follows thegenus and its first letter is always written in the lower case (e.g.,fumigatus, in Aspergillus fumigatus).SPORE: A specialized reproductive cell. Mold spores are individuallymicroscopic and many are very buoyant. As such, they readily staysuspended in the air and can be dispersed by air movement. Somespores of mold and bacteria may be highly resistant and able to surviveadverse environmental conditions.159
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