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The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to support growth is known as
the... correct answers water activity
How do molds replicate? correct answers Sporulation
What molds produce respirable particles? correct answers Aspergillus, penicillium
Respirable correct answers Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns
4 common viruses found in sewage correct answers rotavirus, GI virus, adenovirus, hepatitis
Name 3 primary sewage biohazards correct answers virus, bacteria, parasites
3 secondary sewage biohazards correct answers endotoxins/exotoxins, mycotoxins, mold
4 common gram negative bacteria found in sewage correct answers e. coli, salmonella, shigella,
psuedomonas
Pathogenic correct answers disease causing
MC that can support mold growth correct answers 16
MC that can support wood decaying fungi correct answers 20
What federal agency governs indoor air quality? correct answers none
What factors affect mold growth? correct answers temperature, light, water, oxygen, pH,
nutrients/food source
What is the nutrient that mold grows best on? correct answers Cellulose
Define ERH correct answers equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at the surface)
Example of hydrophilic mold correct answers stachybotrys chartarum
Example of mesophilic mold correct answers aspergillus & penicillium
Example of xerophilic mold correct answers aspergillus & penicillium
4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols correct answers ingestion; cut/puncture/injection; dermal;
inhalation
How do viruses replicate? correct answers injection of RNA into live host cell
, What is the common route of entry for mold exposure? correct answers inhalation
What is the common route of entry for exposure to category 3 water? correct answers ingestion
What does MVOC stand for? correct answers microbial volatile organic compounds
What are MVOCs? correct answers odor (gaseous waste by-products) released by actively
growing molds
3 sources for MVOCs correct answers reactivated pet urine, wet building materials, bacteria
The presence of MVOCs can be an indicator of: correct answers unacceptable indoor air quality,
active microbial growth, incomplete remediation
What is a micron? correct answers unit of measurement equal to 1/1,000,000 meters
What is the definition of viable? correct answers able to reproduce (germinate)
What is the definition of non-viable? correct answers not capable of germination
What is the definition of settled spores? correct answers spores landed on surface but not actively
growing
What is the definition of mycotoxins? correct answers toxigenic compound produced by molds
under certain conditions
Why do molds produce mycotoxins? correct answers defense mechanism
What is the carcinogenic mycotoxin produced by aspergillus? correct answers aflotoxin
What are the immunizations that water and mold technicians are recommended to have? correct
answers hepatitis a&b, tetanus
What is the time frame for stachybotrys to colonize? correct answers 7-12 days
What is the time frame for aspergillus to colonize? correct answers 48-72 hours
What is the size of most mold spores found in indoor water damaged environments? correct
answers 2-20 microns
What are the molds associated with bird & bat droppings? correct answers histoplasma
capsulatum, Cryptococcus neoformans
What are the 4 populations of individuals that are considered to be at a higher risk for exposure
to mold & bacteria? correct answers elderly, children, pregnant women, immuno-compromised
The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to support growth is known as
the... correct answers water activity
How do molds replicate? correct answers Sporulation
What molds produce respirable particles? correct answers Aspergillus, penicillium
Respirable correct answers Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns
4 common viruses found in sewage correct answers rotavirus, GI virus, adenovirus, hepatitis
Name 3 primary sewage biohazards correct answers virus, bacteria, parasites
3 secondary sewage biohazards correct answers endotoxins/exotoxins, mycotoxins, mold
4 common gram negative bacteria found in sewage correct answers e. coli, salmonella, shigella,
psuedomonas
Pathogenic correct answers disease causing
MC that can support mold growth correct answers 16
MC that can support wood decaying fungi correct answers 20
What federal agency governs indoor air quality? correct answers none
What factors affect mold growth? correct answers temperature, light, water, oxygen, pH,
nutrients/food source
What is the nutrient that mold grows best on? correct answers Cellulose
Define ERH correct answers equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at the surface)
Example of hydrophilic mold correct answers stachybotrys chartarum
Example of mesophilic mold correct answers aspergillus & penicillium
Example of xerophilic mold correct answers aspergillus & penicillium
4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols correct answers ingestion; cut/puncture/injection; dermal;
inhalation
How do viruses replicate? correct answers injection of RNA into live host cell
, What is the common route of entry for mold exposure? correct answers inhalation
What is the common route of entry for exposure to category 3 water? correct answers ingestion
What does MVOC stand for? correct answers microbial volatile organic compounds
What are MVOCs? correct answers odor (gaseous waste by-products) released by actively
growing molds
3 sources for MVOCs correct answers reactivated pet urine, wet building materials, bacteria
The presence of MVOCs can be an indicator of: correct answers unacceptable indoor air quality,
active microbial growth, incomplete remediation
What is a micron? correct answers unit of measurement equal to 1/1,000,000 meters
What is the definition of viable? correct answers able to reproduce (germinate)
What is the definition of non-viable? correct answers not capable of germination
What is the definition of settled spores? correct answers spores landed on surface but not actively
growing
What is the definition of mycotoxins? correct answers toxigenic compound produced by molds
under certain conditions
Why do molds produce mycotoxins? correct answers defense mechanism
What is the carcinogenic mycotoxin produced by aspergillus? correct answers aflotoxin
What are the immunizations that water and mold technicians are recommended to have? correct
answers hepatitis a&b, tetanus
What is the time frame for stachybotrys to colonize? correct answers 7-12 days
What is the time frame for aspergillus to colonize? correct answers 48-72 hours
What is the size of most mold spores found in indoor water damaged environments? correct
answers 2-20 microns
What are the molds associated with bird & bat droppings? correct answers histoplasma
capsulatum, Cryptococcus neoformans
What are the 4 populations of individuals that are considered to be at a higher risk for exposure
to mold & bacteria? correct answers elderly, children, pregnant women, immuno-compromised
