AMRT Study Guide Questions with correct answers

The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to support growth is known as the... Correct Answer - water activity How do molds replicate? Correct Answer - Sporulation What molds produce respirable particles? Correct Answer - Aspergillus, penicillium Respirable Correct Answer - Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns 4 common viruses found in sewage Correct Answer - rotavirus, GI virus, adenovirus, hepatitis Name 3 primary sewage biohazards Correct Answer - virus, bacteria, parasites 3 secondary sewage biohazards Correct Answer - endotoxins/exotoxins, mycotoxins, mold 4 common gram negative bacteria found in sewage Correct Answer - e. coli, salmonella, shigella, psuedomonas Pathogenic Correct Answer - disease causing MC that can support mold growth Correct Answer - 16 MC that can support wood decaying fungi Correct Answer - 20 What federal agency governs indoor air quality? Correct Answer - none What factors affect mold growth? Correct Answer - temperature, light, water, oxygen, pH, nutrients/food source What is the nutrient that mold grows best on? Correct Answer - Cellulose Define ERH Correct Answer - equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at the surface) Example of hydrophilic mold Correct Answer - stachybotrys chartarum Example of mesophilic mold Correct Answer - aspergillus & penicillium Example of xerophilic mold Correct Answer - aspergillus & penicillium 4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols Correct Answer - ingestion; cut/puncture/injection; dermal; inhalation