How To Interpret Laboratory Results for Airborne Fungal (Mould) Samples
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Introduction Laboratory results for airborne mould and bacteria concentrations can be difficult to interpret for two major reasons. First, there are no set maximum exposure limits (MELs) or threshold level values for airborne indoor mould and bacteria concentrations. Setting MELs would be difficult due to limitations in air sampling techniques (Kung’u, 2004), variability in sensitivity to microbial exposure among the human population, occurrence of a large number of different types of biological and chemical pollutants in indoor environment (Morey, 2001) and limited data on exposure-response relationship.
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