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Table 2 Sample information for the two main experiments: Moisture Availability and Collection Location Samples.

From: Microbial growth and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from carpet and drywall under elevated relative humidity conditions

Experiment Name

Description

Moisture Availability Samples

 
 

Samples incubated at 50%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85% and 95% ERH for 4 weeks at 25°C. Chemical emissions were measured using the flow-through chamber approach in which emissions were measured for a total of 2 hours.

   Carpet

 
 

Carpet A sterilized (control)

 

Carpet A with CA dust

    Drywall

 
 

Painted Drywall A sterilized (control)

 

Painted Drywall A inoculated in CA home 1

Collection Location Samples

 
 

Duplicates of each sample type were incubated at 50% and 85% ERH for 4 weeks at ambient room temperature. Chemical emissions were measured using a direct sampling approach in which the sampling line for the volatile chemistry instrument was inserted into the parafilm covering the jar of an individual sample.

    Carpet

 
 

Carpet A sterile (control)

 

Carpet B sterile (control)

 

Carpet A with CA dust

 

Carpet A with OH dust

 

Carpet A with FL dust

 

Carpet A with irradiated CA dust (control)

 

Carpet A with irradiated OH dust (control)

 

Carpet A with irradiated FL dust (control)

 

Carpet B with CA dust

 

Carpet B with OH dust

 

Carpet B with FL dust

    Dust

 
 

Irradiated CA dust (control)

 

Irradiated OH dust (control)

 

Irradiated FL dust (control)

 

Original collected non-incubated dust from CA

 

Original collected non-incubated dust from OH

 

Original collected non-incubated dust from CA

     Drywall

 
 

Painted Drywall A in OH home 1

 

Painted Drywall B in OH home 1

 

Painted Drywall A in OH home 2

 

Painted Drywall B in OH home 2

 

Painted Drywall A in CA home 1

 

Painted Drywall B in CA home 1

 

Painted Drywall A in CA home 2

 

Painted Drywall B in CA home 2