Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments

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Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor

Environments

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.shtml#enviro

• Preface

• Introduction

• Environmental Assessment

• Remediation

• Communication with Building Occupants

• References

• Appendix A

• Fact Sheet

Preface

This 2008 document revises existing guidelines and supersedes all

prior editions. It is based both on a review of the current

literature regarding fungi (mold) and on comments from a review

panel consisting of experts in the fields of mycology/microbiology,

environmental health sciences, environmental/occupational medicine,

industrial hygiene, and environmental remediation.

These guidelines are intended for use by building owners and

managers, environmental contractors and environmental consultants.

It is also available for general distribution to anyone concerned

about indoor mold growth. The attached fact sheet, " Mold Growth:

Prevention and Cleanup for Building Owners and Managers, " is a

simplified summary of these guidelines, which may be useful for

building owners, managers and workers. It is strongly recommended

that the complete guidelines be referred to before addressing the

assessment or remediation of indoor mold growth.

In 1993, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

(DOHMH) first issued recommendations on addressing mold growth

indoors. In 2000, DOHMH made major revisions to the initial

guidance and made minor edits in 2002.

The terms fungi and mold are used interchangeably throughout this

document.

This document should be used only as guidance. It is not a

substitute for a site-specific assessment and remediation plan and

is not intended for use in critical care facilities such as

intensive care units, transplant units, or surgical suites.

Currently there are no United States Federal, New York State, or New

York City regulations for the assessment or remediation of mold

growth.

These guidelines are available to the public, but may not be

reprinted or used for any commercial purpose except with the express

written permission of the DOHMH. These guidelines are subject to

change as more information regarding this topic becomes available.

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene would like

to thank the following individuals and organizations for

participating in the revision of these guidelines. Please note that

these guidelines do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the

participants or their organizations.

Name Company/Institution

Ahearn, PhD Georgia State University

Armour, MS Armour Applied Science LLC

Banta, CAIH Restoration Consultants

Don Bremner Environmental Abatement Council of Ontario – Restoration

Environmental Contractors

Terry Brennan, MS Camroden Associates Inc.

Chamorro, CIH CIH Environmental

Ginger Chew, ScD Columbia University

Sidney Crow, PhD Georgia State University

Conrath, PhD, MPH US Public Health Service, Indoor

Environments Division

Dorr Dearborn, MD Rainbow Childrens Hospital

Marie-Alix d'Halewyn Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec

Esswein, MPH, CIH US National Institute for Occupational Safety

and Health

Elissa Favata, MD Environmental and Occupational Health Associates

Goldberg, MS, CSP, CIH The New York University Langone Medical

Center

Ling-Ling Hung, PhD US Public Health Service, Division of Federal

Occupational Health

Bruce Jarvis, PhD University of land at College Park Dept of

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Eckardt Johanning, MD, MS Fungal Research Group Foundation, Inc.

Klitzman, DrPH Hunter College of the City University of New

York

Kolb, MPH US Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor

Environments Division

Ed Light, CIH Building Dynamics

Bruce Lippy, PhD The Lippy Group

Gerald Llewellyn, PhD State of Delaware, Division of Public Health

J , PhD Carleton University, Department of Chemistry

Philip Morey, PhD, CIH Environ Corporation

Newman, MA, MS New York Committee for Occupational Safety and

Health

Ted Outwater US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Potievsky New York City, Citywide Office of Occupational Safety

and Health

Ken Ruest Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Virginia Salares, PhD Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

AnnMarie Santiago New York City Department of Housing Preservation &

Development

Bill Sothern, MS, CIH Microecologies Inc.

Cole Stanton Fiberlock

Bruce , CIH, ROH Environmental Abatement Council of Ontario –

Pinchin Environmental Ltd.

Tancredi Environmental Contractors Association of New York

City – Pinnacle Environmental Corp.

Weekes, CIH, CSP InAIR Environmental Ltd.

Chin Yang, Ph.D. Prestige EnviroMicrobiology Inc