New Orleans Area Environmental Quality Test Results

Sampling Results: Mandeville

	SAMPLING LOCATIONS
	Maps on these pages show NRDC sample locations for mold, sediment and endotoxin. NRDC particulate samples were taken at multiple locations. Results of sendiment sampling by the EPA and others are summarized on these pages but locations are not marked on the maps. SEE AREA MAP

MOLD

We collected one sample for mold in Mandeville, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. This area is distant from the flooding and was used as a comparison site.

11/14/05

Near Intersection of Route 1088 and Route 59 (outdoor)
21,000 spores/m3 (daily estimated average based on 24 hours of continuous volumetric sampling)
76% Cladosporium
8% Ascomycetes
4% Aspergillus/Penicillium
3% Basidiospores

Note: According to the National Allergy Bureau, outdoor air mold counts between 13,000-49,999 spores per cubic meter (spores/m3) are "High." Cladosporium and Aspergillus/Penicillium are known to cause health effects in humans, including respiratory disease.

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