Goal: Understand how to utilize surface sampling to confirm mold growth, identify mold type, or quantify surface cleanliness.
Lesson 1: Tape Lift
Objective – Explain the advantages and disadvantages of tape-lift samples and describe situations where this method is best suited.
Lesson 2: Swab
Objective – Explain the advantages and disadvantages of swab samples and describe situations where this method is best suited.
Lesson 3: On-site Analysis
Objective – Explain the difference between the following technologies for on-site analysis of surface samples: bioluminescence, immunoassays, and fluorescence.