The following is copied and pasted from the EPA’s,

(Environmental Protection Agency) website:

Link to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) website:

https://www.epa.gov/mold/mold-testing-or-sampling

“Mold Testing or Sampling

Is sampling for mold needed? In most cases, if visible mold growth is present, sampling is unnecessary. Since no EPA or other federal limits have been set for mold or mold spores, sampling cannot be used to check a building’s compliance with federal mold standards. Surface sampling may be useful to determine if an area has been adequately cleaned or remediated. Sampling for mold should be conducted by professionals who have specific experience in designing mold sampling protocols, sampling methods and interpreting results. Sample analysis should follow analytical methods recommended by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), or other professional organizations.

Are there federal regulations or standards regarding mold testing?”

Standards or Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) for airborne concentrations of mold, or mold spores, have not been set. Currently, there are no EPA regulations or standards for airborne mold contaminants.

Read the publication, “A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home” [EPA 402-K-02-003]
Read the publication “Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings [EPA 402-K-01-001, March 2001]

Mold

Testing

(Our Take on the Subject):

Our service does include the possible discovery of the potential of mold and a lot more. If you don’t have a mold problem, our testing can definitely corroborate these findings. Laboratory Mold testing is normally not needed. Most mold testing is done under the guise of Indoor Air Quality Testing and Analysis because most companies do not have the capability to do complete on site indoor air quality testing because of the expense of the high tech machinery necessary. Lab testing can be done with virtually no investment. When mold testing is done, it will only yield mold quantity and qualitative analysis about mold. It entirely ignores all of the other potential indoor air quality problems which may be present in the air. Most mold testing is done unnecessarily with only partial indoor air quality results. It is usually the wrong protocol for your indoor air quality problems because it totally ignores an array of potential problems that may be found in your air. If you find out that you don’t have a mold problem, you just threw your hard earned money in the garbage can! You still need to find out what problems that you may have. A complete indoor air quality test and analysis will indeed tell you if you have a potential mold problem as well as any other indoor air quality problem. Lab testing is only done as a last resort when indicated and the problem cannot be identified or found by comprehensive indoor air quality testing and analysis. Laboratory testing is rarely needed or indicated. Most problems can be found and rectified without it. The type of mold and whether or not the contamination is mold is irrelevant to your goal. Your goal should be to eliminate the problem and make the quality of the air safe to breathe. No matter what type of microbial growth you are dealing with, the procedures for rectifying the problem are still the same. Eliminate or remove the contamination from the premise and fix the source of moisture which caused the problem to begin with.