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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
How do viruses replicate? - correct answer ✔✔injection of RNA into live host cell
What is the common route of entry for mold exposure? - correct answer ✔✔inhalation
What is the common route of entry for exposure to category 3 water? - correct answer
✔✔ingestion