Re: Mycotoxin Production by Indoor Molds (Denmark study)

[Guest guest]

Does this say that mold growth starts at humidity percent of .8, is that just

under 1%?

>Mycotoxin production by indoor molds

>

> References and further reading may be available for this article. To view

references and further reading you must purchase this article.

>

> Kristian Fog Nielsen

> The Mycology Group, BioCentrum-DTU, Building 221, Technical University of

Denmark, DK-2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark

>

> Received 2 January 2003; accepted 6 March 2003. ; Available online 29 April

2003.

> AbstractFungal growth in buildings starts at a water activity (aw) near 0.8,

but significant quantities of mycotoxins are not produced unless aw reaches

0.95.

[Guest guest]

Could that possibly be a metric conversion first number meaning approximately a

little less than 40% and the larger number approximately a little more than 41%?

> >Mycotoxin production by indoor molds

> >

> > References and further reading may be available for this article. To view

references and further reading you must purchase this article.

> >

> > Kristian Fog Nielsen

> > The Mycology Group, BioCentrum-DTU, Building 221, Technical University of

Denmark, DK-2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark

> >

> > Received 2 January 2003; accepted 6 March 2003. ; Available online 29

April 2003.

> > AbstractFungal growth in buildings starts at a water activity (aw) near 0.8,

but significant quantities of mycotoxins are not produced unless aw reaches

0.95.

>

[Guest guest]

Has anyone had any luck with the link that left for this? I've tried

pasting it and have had no luck.