COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
● Can. Answer: Term used to signify an ability or possibility to apply a
procedure but is not a component of the industry standard.
● Condition 1. Answer: An indoor environment that may have settled
spores, fungal fragments or traces of actual growth whose identity,
location, and quantity are reflective of a normal fungal ecology for a
similar indoor environment.
● Condition 2. Answer: An indoor environment that is primarily
contaminated with settled spores or fungal fragments that were dispersed
directly or indirectly from a Condition 3 area, and which may have
traces of actual growth.
● Condition 3. Answer: An indoor environment contaminated with the
presence of actual mold growth, associated spores, and fungal
fragments. Actual growth includes growth that is active or dormant,
visible or hidden.
● Contaminant. Answer: Any physical, chemical, biological, or
radioactive substance that can have an adverse effect on the air, water,
soil, or any interior or exterior surface.
,● Cross-contamination. Answer: The transport of contaminants in the air
from a contaminated work area to an unaffected area.
● Controlled removal. Answer: The process of removing contaminated
materials in a manner that minimizes the spread and aerosolization of
contaminants and debris.
● the making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of
something; assessment.. Answer: Inspection performed by the
remediation company to formulate written recommendations to be
included in the work plan.
● Hydrophobic. Answer: Does not like water
● Hyphae. Answer: The thread like structure part of the mold
● Indoor Environmental Professional (IEP). Answer: An individual who
is qualified by knowledge, skill, education, training, certification, and
experience to perform an assessment of the fungal ecology of structures,
systems, and contents of a job site.
● Invasive inspection. Answer: Inspection process requiring the removal
of fixed materials to further gather information of areas in question.
, ● May. Answer: Term used to signify the process is acceptable or
permissible but not a component of the industry standard.
● Mildew. Answer: A white growth on plant surfaces produced by
parasitic fungi.
● Microbial. Answer: Organisms including mold, virus and bacteria
● Mold. Answer: A microscopic organism, may also be referred to as
fungi or fungus capable of producing toxins
● Mold abatement. Answer: Act of removal, cleaning, sanitizing, or
surface disinfection of mold, mold containment, and waste handling of
mold and materials used to remove mold from surfaces by an individual.
● Mold remediation. Answer: Conducting the business of removal,
cleaning, sanitizing, or surface disinfection of mold, mold containment,
and waste handling of mold and materials used to remove mold from
surfaces by a business enterprise, including but not limited to, sole
proprietorships
● Mycelium. Answer: Mass of hyphae that is the reproductive part of the
mold.
● Non-viable. Answer: Fugal organism incapable of germination