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Worldwide Exposure Standards for Mold and Bacteria
7th 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)
______ _3. China (People's Republic of)
______ _4. Commission of European Communities (CEO)

______ _5. Czech Republic
______ _6. Finland
______ _7. Germany
______ _8. Netherlands (Research Institute)
______ _9. New York City Department of Health (NY CDOH)
_______10. Nordic Council
_______11. Poland (Proposed) Institute of Occupational Medicine & Environmental Health
_______12. US OSHA (Proposed) Indoor Air Quality Standard

______ _ 13. World Health Organization (WHO)
____Professional Associations
_______14. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGH)
_______15. American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
_______16. Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA)

______ _ 17. International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQC)

_B. TOTAL SPORE EXPOSURE STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BULIDINGS _

Governmental Bodies
____18.
Russian Federation Standards for Individual Fungal Species
____19.
Texas Department of Health (TDH)(Robertson)
Professional Associations
_______20. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology/NAT'L Allergy Bureau
_______21 . American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)

22. Other Company Guidelines
_______a. Aerobiological Solutions, Arlington VA
_______b. MGC Occupational Health & Safety Consulting
_______c. Mycotech Biological, Inc. / MGC Occupational Health & Safety Consulting
_______d. Thad Godish, PH.D, CIH, Ball State University, Indiana
_______e. U.S. Micro-Solutions, Greengsburg, PA

_C. CULTURABLE MICROBIAL LIMITS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND PHARMACUETICAL CLEAN ROOMS
____Governmental Bodies
_______23. European Union Clean Room Standard
_______24 . 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
_______ 8. Other Bacteria Data

            a. bacteria in carpet dust 

    b. broad spectrum bacteria on surfaces

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 400 References)