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This mold bibliography lists key references for field and laboratory practices in the diagnosis and preventaion of environmental illness related to conditions in buildings, and covers the study and identification of bacteria, mold, and pollen,
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MOLD FAQ's - check this FAQ list to see if you can find a quick answer to your mold concern (separate online document)
MOLD RELATED ILLNESS List - exhaustive list of both researched and anecdotal reports of physical and mental health complaints attributed to mold exposure
MOLD ATLAS & PARTICLES INDEX, Pathogens, Allergens and Other Indoor Particles - actual and possible medical health effects of Mold (separate online document)
MOLD GROWTH ON SURFACES, PHOTOS Photos of what mold looks like in buildings, organized by mold growth on various kinds of building surfaces and contents or items found in buildings. Mold in situ. MOLD GROWTH on SURFACES, TABLE OF, Summary table of what mold genera/species are frequently found on various building surfaces and materials
Atlas of Clinical Fungi, 2nd Ed., GS deHoog, J Guarro, J Gene, & MJ Figueras, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 2000, ISBN 90-70351-43-9 (you can buy this book at Amazon) - The Atlas of Clinical Fungi is also available on CD ROM
Atlas of Microorganisms, The Penicillia, Kanehara Shuppan Co., Ltd., 1957 (Vassar College Library)-Daniel Friedman/J Church
Schmidt, O. and D. Czeschlik. 2006. Wood and Tree Fungi. Springer, Secaucus. 336 pp.
Lieutier, F., K. R. Day, J.-C. Gregoire, A. Battisti and H.F. Evans. (Eds.) 2004. Bark and Wood Boring Insects in Living Trees in Europe, A Synthesis. Springer, Secaucus. 569 pp.
Alexopolous, C.J., C.W. Mims, M. Blackwell. 1996. Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (or later) John Wiley & Sons, New York. 869pp.
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute: Ophiostomatoid Fungi: Expanding Frontiers
"Lumberyard Mold and Sap Stain", Francina Thadigiri, EMLab P&K Analyst, Environmental Reporter (email newsletter), Vol. 7 No. 5, June 2009
"Cladosporium and Cladophialphora in Culture: descriptions and an expanded key," Mycotaxon, July-September 1999, MH Ho, FM Dugan et als.
Dictionary of Mycology, Illustrated, Miguel Ulloa & Richard T. Hanlin, APS Press 2000, ISBN 0-89054-257-0 American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul MN
Fungus, The Whole, Vol. 1, Bryce Kendrick, Ed., National Museum of Natural Sciences (et als), 1979, ISBN 0-660-00146-2 (available from B. Kendrick, Waterloo, Canada)
Fungus, The Whole, Vol. 2, Bryce Kendrick,Ed., National Museum of Natural Sciences (et als), 1979, ISBN 0-660-00146-2 (available from B. Kendrick, Waterloo, Canada)
Fusarium , Paul E. Nelson Memorial Symposium, Summerall et als. Ed., APS Press 2001, ISBN 0-89054-268-6
Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes, , M.B. Ellis, CAB International 1971, ISBN 0-85198-027-8, ISBN-10: 0851986188, ISBN-13: 978-0851986180, Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, Surrey, England, ABE-Print.com
More Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes, M.B. Ellis, CAB International 1976, ISBN 0-85198-3650-, Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, w:st="on">Surrey, England
Illustrated Genera of Imperfect Fungi, 4th Ed., HL Barnett & Barry B. Hunter, American Phytopathological Society Press, St. Paul, 1998, ISBN 0-89054-192-2
Pollen: Intermediate Pollen Identification Workshop, M Muilenberg, C Rogers, Aerobiology Instruction and Research, Brookline 2001
Pollen: Introductory Pollen and Fungal Spore Identification Workshop and In-Depth Burkard Sampler Training, workshop manual, M Muilenberg, C Rogers, H Burge, C. Wagner, Aerobiology Instruction and Research, Boston 2000
Rust Fungi, Illustrated Genera of, Rev. GB Cummins & Y Hiratsuka, American Phytopatholocial Society, St. Paul MN 1959, ISBN 0-89054-058-6
Sampling and Identifying Allergenic Pollens and Molds, an Illustrated Identification Manual for Air Samplers, Grant Smith, Blewstone Press, 1990, ISBN 0-930961-02-1
Soil and Seed Fungi, Pictorial Atlas of, Morphologies of Cultured Fungi and Key to Species, 2nd ed., Tsuneo Watanabe, CRC Press, 2002, ISBN 0-8493-1118-7
Art, Biology, and Conservation: Biodeteriorationof Works of Art, Robert J. Koestler, Victoria H. Koestler, A.Elena Charola, Fernando E. Nieto-Fernandez, Editors, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002, ISBN 1-58839-107-8 [special thanks to Ulrik Runeberg, Conservator, Laboratorio de Conservacion y Restauracion de Pintura y Escultura, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico, for providing this superb text to our lab.]
Asbestos Identification, Walter C. McCrone, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, 1980, ISBN 0-904962-11-3
"Asbestos Floor Tile, Examination of, by White Light Interference Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy," James R. Millett, R.S. Brown, W.M. Ewing, & T.A. Dawson, The Microscope, Vol. 50:4, 2002, pp. 173-178, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, IL
Fibers, Microscopy of Textile, P.H. Greaves, B.P. Saville, Bios Scientific with the Royal Microscopical Society, 1995, ISBN 1-872748-24-4 (RMS Microscopy Handbook #32)
Forensic Microscopy, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, course notes, exercises, tables, appendices
Hair: "The Basic Structure of Hair," Hair identification manual, John W. Hicks, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, 1977
Handbook of Chemical Microscopy, Volume I, 4th ed., Clyde Walter Mason, John Wiley & Sons 1983, ISBN 0-471-57531-3
Handbook of Chemical Microscopy, Volume II, 2nd ed., Emile Monnin Chamot & Clyde Walter Mason, McCrone Research Institute 1989 (republication), ISBN 0-471-57531-3
Particle Manipulation: "An Organized Approach to Isolating and Mounting Small Particles for Polarized Light Microscopy," Anna Teetsov, The Microscope, Vol. 50, 4th Quarter, 2002, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, 2000 [periodical]
Polarized Light Microscopy, Walter C. McCrone, Lucy B. McCrone, John Gustav Delly, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, 1984, ISBN 0-250-40262-9
Polymers: "Polymer Identification by Microscopical Dispersion Staining," Stephen A. Skirius, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago
The Microscopical Characters of Artificial Inorganic Solid Substances: Optical Properties of Artificial Minerals, Alexander Newton Winchell, Horace Winchell, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago 1989
The Optical Properties of Organic Compounds, 2nd ed., Alexander N. Winchell, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago 1987 (republication)
Basic Science & Theory
How the Leopard Changed its Spots, the evolution of complexity, Brian Goodwin, Simon & Schuster 1994, ISBN 0-684-80451-4
Light, Michael I. Sobel, University of Chicago Press 1987, ISBN 0-226-76751-5
Building Building Science & Industrial Hygiene, Field & Lab Methods for Building Investigation
AIHA 2000 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines and Workplace Environmental Exposure Level Guides, AIHA Press 2000, ISBN 0-932628-00-2
Drager Tube Handbook, 2004 13th Ed., Soil, water and air investigations as well as technical gas analysis, Drager Sicherheitstechnik, gmbH, Lubeck 1998, ISBN 3-926762-06-3
Elementary Industrial Hygiene, Student Manual, v. 3.0, American Industrial Hygiene Association 1998
"Glass Wool Fibers Expert Panel Report, Part B - Recommendation for Listing Status for Glass Wool Fibers and Scientific Justification for the Recommendation", The Report on Carcinogens (RoC) expert panel for glass wool fibers exposures met at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel, Chapel Hill, North Carolina on June 9-10, 2009, to peer review the draft background document on glass wool fibers exposures and make a recommendation for listing status in the 12th Edition of the RoC. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is one of the National Institutes of Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The National Toxicology Program is headquartered on the NIEHS campus in Research Triangle Park, NC.
Following a discussion of the body of knowledge, the expert panel reviewed the RoC listing criteria and made its recommendation. The expert panel recommended by a vote of 8 yes/0 no that glass wool fibers, with the exception of special fibers of concern (characterized physically below), should not be classified either as known to be a human carcinogen or reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.
The expert panel also recommended by a vote of 7 yes/0 no/1 abstention, based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in well-conducted animal inhalation studies, that special-purpose glass fibers with the physical characteristics as follows longer, thinner, less soluble fibers (for
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example, > 15 μm length with a kdis of < 100 ng/cm2/h) are reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen for the listing status in the RoC. The major considerations discussed that led the panel to its recommendation include the observations of tumors in multiple species of animals (rats and hamsters). Both inhalation and intraperitoneal routes of exposure produced tumors, although inhalation was considered more relevant for humans.
IAQ and HVAC Workbook, D Jeff Burton, IVE Inc. 1993, ISBN 1-883992-16-8
Indoor Air Quality Investigations, The Practitioner's Approach to, Proceedings of the Indoor Air Quality Symposium,
American Industrial Hygiene Association, 1989, ISBN 0-932627-38-2
Industrial Hygiene Workbook, the Occupational Health Sciences, 4th ed., D. Jeff Burton, 1999, ISBN 1-883992-11-7
Industrial Hygienist's Guide to Indoor Air Quality Investigations, P.J. Rafferty, CIH Ed., American Industrial Hygiene Association 1993, ISBN 0-932627-49-8
Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial buildings, US EPAB 2001, EPA 402-K-01-001 www.epa.gov/iaq
Nikon Coolpix 990 Photography, A Short Course In, Dennis P. Curtin, 2000, ISBN 1-928873-08-1
Personal Volumetric Air Sampler, Operating Instruction, Burkard Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Hertfordshire England s
Practitioner's Approach to Indoor Air Quality Investigations, Donald M. We ekes and Richard B. Gammage, Eds., Proceedings of the Indoor Air Quality International Symposium, AIHA Publications, American Industrial Hygiene Association, 1989, ISBN 0-932627-38-2
Sensidyne Gas Detector Tube Handbook, [Kitagawa Gas Detector Tube System Handbook], Sensidyne Corporation, Clearwater FL 33760 USA
Water, The Nature of, its problems and treatment, F. James Flanagan, 1987, Poughkeepsie, NY 12602
Clinical Mold References
Most-useful Clinical Mold Toxicity References
Atlas of Clinical Fungi, 2nd Ed., GS deHoog, J Guarro, J Gene, & MJ Figueras, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 2000, ISBN 90-70351-43-9 (you can buy this book at Amazon) - The Atlas of Clinical Fungi is also available on CD ROM
Aspergillus spp. [growth rates] G.Ayerst (1969), Journal of Stored Products Research 5, 127-141 - also see http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/FungalBiology/chap8_im.htm
"Assessment & Sampling Approaches for Indoor Microbial Assessments," Geoffrey A. Clarke, Synergist(AIHA) November 2001
Atlas of Moulds in Europe causing respiratory Allergy, Foundation for Allergy Research in Europe, Edited by Knud Wilken-Jensen and Suzanne Gravesen, ASK Publishing, Denmark, 1984.
Bioaerosols Handbook, Christopher S. Cox and Christopher M. Wathes, Ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton FL 1995
Bioaerosols, Harriet A. Burge, Ed., CRC 1995
Biological Contaminants In Indoor Environments, ASTM STP 1071, Phillip R. Morey, James C. Feeley, Sr., James A. Otten, eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1990.
"The Fungi," Biological Contaminants In Indoor Environments, Burge, H.A. 1990. ASTM STP 1071, Phillip R. Morey, James C. Feeley, Sr., James A. Otten, eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia.
Airborne outbreak of trichothocene toxicosis, Croft. W.A., Jarvis, B.B., and Yatawara, C.S. 1986. Atmos. Environ. 20:549-552.
Microbial ecology of buildings: Effects of fungi on indoor air quality, Crow, S.A., Ahearn, D.G., Noble, J.A. Moyenuddin, M. and Price, D.L. 1994 , American Environmental Laboratory p.16-18.
Dictionary of the Fungi, Ainsworth and Bisby's Dictionary of Fungi [Hardcover]
P. M. Kirk (Editor), P. F. Cannon (Editor), J. C. David (Editor), J. A. Stalpers (Editor),CABI; 9th Ed, 2001, ISBN-10: 085199377X, ISBN-13: 978-0851993775 This is the one essential handbook for all who work with or are interested in fungi (including lichens, slime moulds and yeasts). This new edition, with more than 20,500 entries, provides the most complete listing of generic names of and terms used to describe fungi available. For each genus, the authority, the date of publication, status, systematic position, number of accepted species, distribution, and key references are given. Diagnoses of families, orders and higher categories are included for most groups. In addition, there are biographic notes, information on well-known metabolites and mycotoxins, and broad accounts of almost all pure and applied aspects of the subject (including citations of important literature). All information has been updated as necessary since the publication of the eighth edition in 1995. In addition the ninth edition has the following new features: a refined classification of fungal phyla reflecting the latest molecular evidence, including a major revision of the classification of the Ascomycota; a full integration of anamorphic genera in the classification; a revised synopsis of the proposed classification.
Flannigan, B. and Miller, J.D. 1993. Health implications of fungi in indoor environments - an overview. In Health Implications of Fungi in Indoor Environments (eds. R.A. Samson, B. Flannigan, M.E. Flannigan and S. Gravesen), Elsevier, Amsterdam
Flannigan, B and Miller, J.D. 1993. Humidity and fungal contaminants. In Bugs, Mold and Rot II, Proceedings of a Conference sponsored by BETEC, USDA and US Department of Energy, Washington, November, 1993
Flannigan, B., McCabe, E.M. and McGarry, F. 1991, Allergenic and toxigenic micro-organisms in houses. J. of Applied Bacteriology Symposium Supplement. 70:61S-73S.
Grant, C., Hunter, C.A., Flannigan, B. and Bravery, A.F. 1988. The moisture requirements of moulds isolated from domestic dwellings, International Biodeterioration 25: 259-284.
Growth Response of Eurotium chevalieri, Aspergillus fumigatus and Penicillium brevicompactum in Argentine Milk Jam, C. Char, S. Guerrero, L. Gonz�lez, S. M. Alzamora, Food Science and Technology International, Vol. 11, No. 4, 297-305 (2005)
Indoor Air Pollution Control, Thad Godish, Lewis Publishers Inc, Chelsa, MI. 1989.
Jaretz, Melnicken & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 21st ed., G.F. Brooks, Janet S. Butel, Stephen A. Morse, Eds., Appleton & Lange, 1998
Kozak, P.P., J. Gallup, L.H. Cummins, and S.A. Gilman. Factors of importance in determining the prevalence of indoor molds. Annuls of Allergy. 1979, 43:88-94.
Manual of Medical Mycology, John Thorne Crissy, Heidi Lang, Lawrence Charles Parish, Blackwell Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusettes, 1995. 263p.
Manville, C. 1996. Poor drainage leads to fungal infestation, Adverse health effects. Indoor Air Quality Update. 3:11-12.
Medical Mycology, K.J. Kwon-Chung and J.E. Bennett, Lea & Feibiger, Philadelphia 1992
Medical Mycology - The Pathogenic Fungi and the Pathogenic Actinomycetes, 3rd edition, John Willard Rippon, W.B. Saunders Company , Harcourt Brace and Jovanich, inc., Philadelphia, 1988. 797 p.
Medically Important Fungi - A Guide to Identification, 2nd edition, Davise H. Larone, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C. 1995. 274 p.
Microbes in the Indoor Environment, Libero Ajello et. Al, 1st Ed., Pathcon, Atlanta GA 1998
Moisture Control in buildings, ASTM Manual #18, 1994
Moisture Analysis and Condensation Control in Building Envelopes, ASTM Manual #40, 2001
Morey, P., Foarde, K., Klees, J., Streifel, A. "Microbiological Contaminants," IAQ '93 Operating and Maintaining buildings for Health, Comfort and Productivity, ASHRAE Conference, Philadelphia, Penn. Nov. 8-10,1993.
Mould Allergy, Yousef Al-Doory and Joanne F. Domson, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, 1984. 287 p.
Moulds and Filamentous Fungi in Technical Microbiology, Olga Fassatiova, progress in industrial microbiology, Volume 22, Elsevier, New York, 1986. 233 p.
Mycotoxicology - Introduction to the Mycology, Plant Pathology, Chemistry, Toxicology, and Pathology of Naturally Occurring Mycotoxicoses in Animals and Man, W.F.O. Marasas and Paul E. Nelson, Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park and London, 1987.
National Research Council (NRC). 1981. Indoor Pollutants., National Academy Press: Washington, D.C.
Organic Dusts: Exposure, Effects, and Prevention, Rylander, Ragnor and Robert R. Jacobs, Eds., CRC Press 1994
Practical Mycology - Manual for Identification of Fungi, Sigurd Funder, Broggers Boktr. Forlag, Oslo, Norway, 1953
Smith's Introduction to Industrial Mycology, 7th edition, A.H.S. Onions, D. Allsopp, H.O.W. Eggins. Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd. London, UK, 1981. 398 p.
Currents of Death, Power Lines, Computer Terminals, Paul Brodeur, Simon & Schuster 1989, ISBN 0-671-67845-0 [sensationalist, not recommended by DJF]
My House is Killing Me, Jeffrey C. May, John Hopkins University Press 2001, ISBN 0-8018-6730-4
Oh No! Not our Electric Blanket, Too?, A guide to a healthier home, Janice Marchok, Jetmarc Group 1991, ISBN 0-9629215-0-5
Why Your House May Endanger Your Health, AV Zamm, Simon & Schuster 1980, ISBN 0-671-44757-2
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Kansas State University, department of plant pathology, extension plant pathology web page on wheat rust fungus: see http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/path-ext/factSheets/Wheat/Wheat%20Leaf%20Rust.asp
"A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home",
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency US EPA - includes basic advice for building owners, occupants, and mold cleanup operations. See http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldguide.htm
US EPA - Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Building [Copy on file at /sickhouse/EPA_Mold_Remediation_in_Schools.pdf ] - US EPA
US EPA - Una Breva Guia a Moho - Hongo [Copy on file as /sickhouse/EPA_Moho_Guia_sp.pdf - en Espanol
Allergen Tests in buildings advice about how to test, what to look for, in evaluating the level of dog, cat, or other animal allergens in a building
"IgG Food Allergy Testing by ELISA/EIA, What do they really tell us?" Sheryl B. Miller, MT (ASCP), PhD, Clinical Laboratory Director, Bastyr University Natural Health Clinic - ELISA testing accuracy: Here is an example of Miller's critique of ELISA
http://www.betterhealthusa.com/public/282.cfm - Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
The critique included in that article raises compelling questions about IgG testing assays, which prompts our interest in actually screening for the presence of high levels of particles that could carry allergens - dog dander or cat dander in the case at hand.
http://www.tldp.com/issue/174/IgG%20Food%20Allergy.html contains similar criticism in another venue but interestingly by the same author, Sheryl Miller. Sheryl Miller, MT (ASCP), PhD, is an Immunologist and Associate Professor of Basic and Medical Sciences at Bastyr University in Bothell, Washington. She is also the Laboratory Director of the Bastyr Natural Health Clinic Laboratory.
Allergens: Testing for the level of exposure to animal allergens is discussed at http://www.animalhealthchannel.com/animalallergy/diagnosis.shtml (lab animal exposure study is interesting because it involves a higher exposure level in some cases
Allergens: WebMD discusses allergy tests for humans at webmd.com/allergies/allergy-tests
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Mold or allergens may not be the only or even the main indoor environmental contaminant. Don't let media attention to mold
cause so much enviro-scare fear that other, possibly more urgent hazards go un-addressed.
Ozone Warnings - Use of Ozone as a "mold"
remedy is ineffective and may be dangerous.
Pet control - if you can't say goodbye to your bird, cat, dog, guinea pig, hamster, tropical fish, then limit the
areas they occupy and limit the airflow from that area to sleeping or other areas of the building, use allergenic
bedding, eliminate wall-to-wall carpeting, improve housecleaning including use of a HEPA-rated vacuum cleaner. For more details
see our article Dog, Cat, and Other Animal Dander - Information for Asthmatics and Indoor Air Quality
Rodents, Mice, Squirrel Control - I find high levels of mouse and rodent dander, fecal dust, and urine-contaminated dust in some buildings,
and high levels of these materials in building insulation in those locations. If you have a mouse problem, particularly if mice and their waste (fecals or urine) are contaminating
the building HVAC or building insulation, may need both steps to clean up or remove infected materials and steps to stop an ongoing
rodent problem. If squirrels are a problem, the cleanup needs to include closing off entry openings into the building. Get some
help from a licensed pest control expert.
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