New technique for detecting mold contamination in homes and other buildings
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - 13:00
in Biology & Nature
With mold contamination of homes an ongoing concern and a special threat to the 2.5 million foreclosed houses in the U.S., shuttered with little ventilation scientists are reporting a new method to detect and identify low levels of airborne mold. The report, which describes a simple, fast method that could provide an early indication of potential contamination, appears in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology.