NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
1800 Sullivan Ave., Suite 209, Daly City, CA 94015
(650) 991-3436 Fax (650) 991-2243 www.emlab.com
Client: Laurence B. Molloy, LLC Date of Sampling: 09-26-2001
C/O: Mr. Laurence Molloy Date of Receipt: 10-04-2001
Re: 100 William St., Manhattan Date of Report: 10-15-2001
SPORE TRAP REPORT: NON-VIABLE METHODOLOGY
Instrument Used: Zefon Air-O-Cell volumetric air sampler
Location: 664418: 664465: 664414: 664449:
Third floor Fourth floor Fifth floor Sixth floor
Comments (see below) None None None None
raw ct. spores/m3 raw ct. spores/m3 raw ct. spores/m3 raw ct. spores/m3
Alternaria 2 13 1 7
Arthrinium
Ascospores* 2 I3
Aureobasidium
Basidiospores* 44 293 16 107 44 293 16 107
Beltrania
Bipolaris/Drechslera group
Cercospora
Chaetomium
Cladosporium 108 720 16 107 3.6 240 36 240
Curvularia
Epicoccum
Nigrospora
Oidium
Other brown
Other colorless
Penicillium/Aspergillus types' 20 133 4 27 4 27 12 80
Pestalotiopsis
Pithomyces 1 7
Polythrincium
Rusts* 1 7
Scopulariopsis
Smuts*, Periconia, Myxomycetes* 2 13
Stachybotrys chartarum (atra)
Stemphylium
Ulocladium
Zygomycetes
Background debris (1-4+)tt 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+
Sample volume (liters) 150 150 150 150
TOTAL SPORES/M3 1,185 248 567 434
Comments:
* Most of these spore types are not seen with culturable methods (Andersen sampling), although some may appear as non-sporulating fungi.
Most of the basidiospores are "mushroom" spores while the rusts and smuts are plant pathogens.
t The spores of Aspergillus and Penicillium (and others such as Acremonium, Paecilomrces ) are small and round with very few distinguishing
characteristics. They cannot be differentiated by non-viable sampling methods. Also, some species with very small spores are easily
missed, and may be undercounted.
tt Background debris is an indication of the amount of non-biological particulate matter present on the slide (dust in the air) and is graded
from 1+ to 4+ with 4+ indicating the largest amounts. To evaluate dust levels it is important to account for differences in sample volume.
This background material is also an indication of visibility for the analyst and resultant difficulty in reading the slide. For example, high
background debris may obscure small spores such as the Penicillium/Aspergillus group. Counts from areas with 4+ background debris should
be regarded as minimum counts and may actually be higher than reported. EML ID: 21006, Page 2 of 6
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