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Re: Mold Aerosolization
Posted by Rem Dude on 10/03/08
What you are referring to is the aerosolization of fungal
propagules. While the threshold of particulate measurement
is in the range of 0.3 microns, research is showing that
fungal propagules account for as much as 300 times of the
bioaerosol load when compared to spores.
This is important for two reasons:
1. HEPA filters begin to lose effectiveness below 1 micron.
2. fungal propagules contain the proteins that cause the
most concern for exposure.
The implications are that even the best traditional
remediation techniques can cause a massive bioaerosol load
well beyond the containment area. Techniques must be revised
in order to address the issue.
For more information go to PubMed and research fungal
propagules.
RD
On 10/02/08, Jim D. wrote:
> RemDude (or anyone else) - once upon a time I read a post
> regarding aerosolization of mold and the particle size of
> aerosolized mold. I believe the gist of the research
> stated there are more particles below 1 micron than above
> due to hypha fragments.
>
> Can you point me to that article?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jim D.
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