EEC, Inc.

North Carolina's Leading Environmental Engineering, Health & Safety Consulting Firm

EEC, Inc. is North Carolina's one of the leading Environmental Engineering, Health and Safety Consulting Firm

Services

  Asbestos Services
  Industrial Hygiene
  IAQ & Mold
  Lead Paint & Radon
  Consulting
  Site Assessment
  Hazardous Materials
  Underground Tanks

 

MOLD AND FUNGI BULK SAMPLING

Any combination of the following different types of mold bulk sampling techniques depending upon the situation can be used:

BULK SAMPLES: A piece of the substrate is taken with the suspect mold intact.  The sample is sealed in a plastic bag and sent to one of our third party accredited analytical laboratories for analysis for mold spores.  This test provides good data on the presence or absence of mold on a surface and also identity of mold spore to its genus.

 

SWAB SAMPLES: A surface suspected of having mold growth is wiped with a pre-moistened cotton swab.  The swab is placed in a sealed tube with a liquid solution and sent to one of our third party analytical laboratories for analysis for mold spores.  This test provides good data on the presence or absence of mold on a surface and is often used for post removal testing.

 

DUST SAMPLES: Dust can be collected using a variety of methods and placed in a sealed bag and sent to one of our third party analytical laboratories for analysis for mold spores.  This test provides good data on the presence or absence of mold in the building.  These sampling includes Anderson Cascade sampling or Spore Trap sampling.

 

SOIL SAMPLES: Mold can be found in the crawlspaces of buildings.  Soil is collected in glass jars and sealed airtight.  The jars are sent to one of our third party analytical laboratories for analysis for mold spores.  This test provides data on the presence or absence of mold in the soil and type of mold.

 

TAPE LIFT: A surface with visible mold growth is sampled with a strip of clear sticky tape.  The tape is placed over the mold-affected area and pressed down to stick the sample to the tape.  The tape is placed on a clean glass microscope slide, sealed in a plastic container and sent to one of our third party analytical laboratories for analysis for mold spores.  Test results allow us to make estimates on the concentration of mold spores on a given surface area.

VAC SAMPLES: Carpet can often be a breeding ground for mold.  A cassette with a micro cellulose ester filter is connected to a high-flow air-sampling pump.  A one-square foot area of carpeting is vacuumed with the sample cassette.  Dust and mold spores found deep in the carpet are sucked into the sample cassette.  The cassette is sealed airtight and sent to one of our third party analytical laboratories for analysis for mold spores.  This test provides good data on the presence or absence of mold and gives a rough idea of concentrations in areas with carpeting.

OUR MOLD RELATED SERVICES

Mold and Fungi Air Sampling
Mold Screening
Mold and Fungi Removal

 

EEC, Inc. is North Carolina's one of the leading Environmental Engineering, Health and Safety Consulting Firm