The blog covers issues broadly related to sustainability in Minnesota and the world both from an environmental perspective and from an interpersonal perspective. It also covers issues related to mycology (the study of fungi) with a specific emphasis on the interaction with fungal organisms and buildings.
IAQ Video Network has produced a good introductory video on Penicillium spp. mold. This mold is often a primary colonizer after a flood. Growth will often start on surfaces within 60 hours after a water event. If water damaged carpet is not properly dried it will often grow on the trapped nutrients available nutrients. DG-18 contact agar sampling has been a QC method for detecting this mold. This mold will also grow off of dust in environments where surface relative humidity levels are above 70%.
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