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The technology
The use of fluorogenic substrates to measure fungal presence and activity in soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 64:613-617. Miller, M., A. Palojärvi, A. Rangger, M. Reeslev, and A. Kjøller. 1998.
Comparison of Ergosterol and Beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidase as Mold Biomass Parameters. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69:3996-3998. Reeslev M, Miller M, Nielsen KF. 2003. Quantifying Mold Biomass on Gypsum Board.
Analytical Instrument Performance Criteria: Application of a Fluorometric Method for the Detection of Mold in Indoor Environments. Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. Vol. 18, No.7, p. 499-503. Krause JD, Hamad YY, Ball LB. 2003.
The validation criteria
Categories of surface contamination were developed in 2000 as a result of testing performed in collaboration with the Danish Building Research Institute and the Technical University of Denmark.
The Mycometer™-test: A new rapid method for detection and quantification of mold in buildings. Proceedings of Healthy Buildings 2000, Vol. 1, p.589-590. Reeslev, M. and M. Miller. 2000.
In 2002 a study was published that documented the application of these contamination criteria in ductwork remediation. Measuring the efficacy of mold remediation on contaminated ductwork. Proceedings: Indoor Air 2002, p. 360-365. Krause, J.D. and Y.Y.Hammad. 2002.
Other literature
NAGase activity in airborne biomass dust and relationship between NAGase concentrations and fungal spores. Aerobiologia Vol. 19, p. 97 – 105. A.M., Madsen. 2003.
MycoMeter Test Method Brings Mold Remediation Industry Its Most Valuable Tool. (2001), David Krause, Indoor Environment Connections. June 7.
Application of a Fluorometric Method for the Detection of Mold in Indoor Environments. J. (2003), David Krause. Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Volume 18(7): 1–5.
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