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This bibliography lists key references for field and laboratory practices in the diagnosis and preventaion of environmental illness related to conditions in buildings, and covers the study and identification of bacteria, mold, and pollen, forensic microscopy, microchemistry, basic science and theory, environmental hazards in and around buildings and homes, clinical mold references regarding mold-related illness diagnosis, an online atlas of clinical mold, frequently asked questions about mold, and more information for professionals in the field of building science and health.

These reference books and publications are maintained in our Aerobiology Laboratory for use in particle identification and determination of building particle sample contents. This is not purported to be a complete bibliography for the field of indoor air quality investigation. I have edited titles to sort by topic. © Copyright 2009 Daniel Friedman, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use links at the left of each page to navigate this document or to view other topics at this website. Green links show where you are in our document or website.

Mold & Particle Identification References & Texts

References are listed alphabetically in these topic sections below

• Bacteria, Mold, & Pollen Identification
• Microscopy, Microchemistry, Particle Identification
• Basic Science & Theory
• Building Science & Industrial Hygiene, Field & Lab Methods for
• Environmental Hazards, Consumer Publications
• Clinical Mold References - most-useful medical reference books (separate online document)
• MOLD ATLAS & PARTICLES INDEX, Pathogens, Allergens and Other Indoor Particles - Medical Health Effects of Mold (separate online document)
• Frequently Asked Questions About Mold - check this FAQ list to see if you can find a quick answer to your mold concern (separate online document)
• Online Mold & Particle Identification Aids
• More Information on Indoor Air Quality Investigations & Building Diagnostic Inspections and Repairs

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• MOLD ATLAS & PARTICLES INDEX, Pathogens, Allergens and Other Indoor Particles - Medical Health Effects of Mold (separate online document)
• MOLD APPEARANCE - WHAT MOLD LOOKS LIKE Photos of what mold looks like in buildings
• MOLD APPEARANCE - STUFF THAT IS NOT MOLD Photos of NOT-mold material that is sometimes mistaken for mold
• Recognize Harmless Black Mold Photos of of often recogniziable, usually harmless black mold on wood
• MOLD BY MICROSCOPE Mold under the microscope - photo identification of the most common indoor molds found in buildings
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Bacteria, Mold, & Pollen Identification

Allergy Plants that Cause Sneezing and Wheezing, Mary Jelks, M.D., World Wide Printing ISBN 0-911977-04-X

Allergy Pollen Key with Images, Mary L. Jelks, M.D. FAAAAI, Sarasota FL, 2004

Ascomycetes, British, RWG Dennis, J Cramer (out of print)

Ascomycetes, Illustrated Genera of, Vol. 1, Richard T. Hanlin, APS Press 1990, ISBN 0-89054-107-8

Ascomycetes, Illustrated Genera of, Vol. 2, Richard T. Hanlin, APS Press 1990, ISBN 0-89054-198-1

Aspergillus: A Laboratory Guide to Common Aspergillus Species and their Teleomorphs, MA Kilch, JI Pitt, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 1988, ISBN 0-643-04866-9

Atlas of Airborne Pollen Grains and Common Fungus Spores of Canada , I. John Bassett, Clifford W. Crompton, & John A. Parmelee, Biosystematics Research Institute, Ottowa, Canada, Monograph NO. 18, 1978, ISBN 0-660-10016-9

Atlas of Clinical Fungi, 2^nd Ed., GS deHoog, J Guarro, J Gene, & MJ Figueras, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 2000, ISBN 90-70351-43-9

Atlas of Microorganisms, The Penicillia, Kanehara Shuppan Co., Ltd., 1957 (Vassar College Library)-Daniel Friedman/J Church

Bacteria, A Field Guide to, Betsey Dexter Dyer, Comstock Publishing 2003, ISBN 0-8014-3902-7

Ceratocystis and Ophistoma, Taxonomy, Ecology, and Pathogenicity, MJ Wingfield, KA Seifert, JF Webber Eds., APS Press 1993, ISBN 0-89054-156-6. Also see these references on the Ophistomoid fungi groups:

• Hanlin, Richard T. 1998. Illustrated Genera of Ascomycetes. Vol. II. APS Press, St. Paul. 238 pp.
• Schmidt, O. and D. Czeschlik. 2006. Wood and Tree Fungi. Springer, Secaucus. 336 pp.
• Lieutier, F., K. R. Day, J.-C. Gregoire, A. Battisti and H.F. Evans. (Eds.) 2004. Bark and Wood Boring Insects in Living Trees in Europe, A Synthesis. Springer, Secaucus. 569 pp.
• Alexopolous, C.J., C.W. Mims, M. Blackwell. 1996. Introductory Mycology. 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 869pp.
• Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute: Ophiostomatoid Fungi: Expanding Frontiers
• "Lumberyard Mold and Sap Stain", Francina Thadigiri, EMLab P&K Analyst, Environmental Reporter (email newsletter), Vol. 7 No. 5, June 2009

"Cladosporium and Cladophialphora in Culture: descriptions and an expanded key," Mycotaxon, July-September 1999, MH Ho, FM Dugan et als.

Dictionary of Mycology, Illustrated, Miguel Ulloa & Richard T. Hanlin, APS Press 2000, ISBN 0-89054-257-0 American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul MN

Dictionary of the Fungi, 9^th Ed., PM Kirk, PF Cannon, JC David, && JA Stalpers Ed., CABI Publishing 2001 ISBN 0 85199 377 X www.cabi.org UK

Fifth Kingdom, The, 2^nd ed., Bryce Kendrick, Mycologue Publications 1992, ISBN 0-941051-28-5

Fungi From Utility Poles in the Eastern United States, Identification Manual for, CJK Wang & RA Zabel Ed., Allen Press, 1990, ISBN 0-93-0009-31-2

Fungi, Identifying Filamentous, A Clinical Laboratory Handbook, Guy St-Germain, Richard Summerbell, Star Publishing, 1996, ISBN 0-89863-177-7 (English)

Fungi, Pictorial Atlas of Soil and Seed, 2^nd Ed., Tsuneo Watanabe, 2002 CRC Press, ISBN 0-8493-1118-7

Fungus, The Whole, Vol. 1, Bryce Kendrick, Ed., National Museum of Natural Sciences (et als), 1979, ISBN 0-660-00146-2 (available from B. Kendrick, Waterloo, Canada)

Fungus, The Whole, Vol. 2, Bryce Kendrick,Ed., National Museum of Natural Sciences (et als), 1979, ISBN 0-660-00146-2 (available from B. Kendrick, Waterloo, Canada)

Fusarium, Paul E. Nelson Memorial Symposium, Summerall et als. Ed., APS Press 2001, ISBN 0-89054-268-6

Hyphomycetes their perfect and imperfect connexions, K. Tubaki, J Cramer 1981, ISBN 3-7682-1267-X

Hyphomycetes, Dematiaceous, M.B. Ellis, CAB International 1971, ISBN 0-85198-027-8, Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, Surrey, England, ABE-Print.com

Hyphomycetes, More Dematiaceous M.B. Ellis, CAB International 1976, ISBN 0-85198-3650-, Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, w:st="on">Surrey, England

Imperfect Fungi, Illustrated Genera of, 4^th Ed., HL Barnett & Barry B. Hunter, American Phytopathological Society Press, St. Paul, 1998, ISBN 0-89054-192-2

Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates, Martin B. Ellis & J.Pamela Ellis, Crook Helm, London & Sydney 1988, ISBN 0-88192-115-7

Mushrooms, Field Guide to, Gary H. Lincoff, Chanticleer Press 1981, ISBN 0-394-51992-2

Mycology, Fundamentals of Diagnostic, Fran Fisher, Norma B. Cook, W.B. Saunders Co. 1998, ISBN 0-7216-5006-6

Mycology, Introductory, CJ Alexopoulos, CW Mims, M Blackwell, John Wiley & Sons 1996, ISBN 0-471-52229-5

"Mycology of the Air," a workshop manual for identifying airborne fungus spores, J Haines, B. Escamilla, M Muilenberg, J Gallup, E Levetin, 2000

Myxomycetes, The Genera of, CW Martin, CJ Alexopoulos, & ML Farr, University of Iowa Press 1969, ISBN 0-87745-124-9

Pollen and Spores, 2^nd Ed., Ronald O. Kapp, American Association of Stratographic Palynologists 2000, ISBN 931871-05-0

Pollen of North America, Airborne and Allergenic, WH Lewis, P Vinay, VE Zenger, Johns Hopkins University Press 1983, ISBN 0-8018-2940-2

Pollen: Intermediate Pollen Identification Workshop, M Muilenberg, C Rogers, Aerobiology Instruction and Research, Brookline 2001

Pollen: Introductory Pollen and Fungal Spore Identification Workshop and In-Depth Burkard Sampler Training, workshop manual, M Muilenberg, C Rogers, H Burge, C. Wagner, Aerobiology Instruction and Research, Boston 2000

Rust Fungi, Illustrated Genera of, Rev. GB Cummins & Y Hiratsuka, American Phytopatholocial Society, St. Paul MN 1959, ISBN 0-89054-058-6

Sampling and Identifying Allergenic Pollens and Molds, an Illustrated Identification Manual for Air Samplers, Grant Smith, Blewstone Press, 1990, ISBN 0-930961-02-1

Soil and Seed Fungi, Pictorial Atlas of, Morphologies of Cultured Fungi and Key to Species, 2^nd ed., Tsuneo Watanabe, CRC Press, 2002, ISBN 0-8493-1118-7

Taxonomy, Principles of Fungal, P.H.B. Talbot, Ph.D (London), Macmillan 1971, SBN 333-11561-9

Trees and Shrubs, A Field Guide to 2^nd ed., G.A. Petrides, Houghton Mifflin 1958, ISBN 0-395-17579-8

Trees of North America, A Guide to, C Frank Brockman, Golden Press1968, ISBN 0-307-13658-2

Trees, Guide to, Stanley Schuler, Ed., Simon & Schuster 1998, ISBN 0-671-24125-7

Trees, Taylor's Guide to, Chanticleer Press, ISBN 0-395-46783-7

What Wood is That? a manual for wood identification, Herbert L. Edlin, Viking 1969, ISBN 0-670-75907-4

Wildflowers of New York, Chester A. Reed, S.B., Mohonk Lake NY 1912

Wildflowers, A Field Guide to, RT Peterson & M McKenny, Houghton Mifflin 1968, ISBN 0-395-183251

Zygomycete Workshop, Janet Gallup, Dave Spero, Ahmed Fageer, Payam Fallah, PAAA Conference, San Diego, CA, 2004

Microscopy, Microchemistry, Particle Identification

Art, Biology, and Conservation: Biodeteriorationof Works of Art, Robert J. Koestler, Victoria H. Koestler, A.Elena Charola, Fernando E. Nieto-Fernandez, Editors, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002, ISBN 1-58839-107-8 [special thanks to Ulrik Runeberg, Conservator, Laboratorio de Conservacion y Restauracion de Pintura y Escultura, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico, for providing this superb text to our lab.]

Asbestos Identification, Walter C. McCrone, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, 1980, ISBN 0-904962-11-3

"Asbestos Floor Tile, Examination of, by White Light Interference Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy," James R. Millett, R.S. Brown, W.M. Ewing, & T.A. Dawson, The Microscope, Vol. 50:4, 2002, pp. 173-178, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, IL

Dust, The Secret Life of, Hannah Holmes, John Wiley & Sons 2001, ISBN 0-471-37743-0

Fibers, Microscopy of Textile, P.H. Greaves, B.P. Saville, Bios Scientific with the Royal Microscopical Society, 1995, ISBN 1-872748-24-4 (RMS Microscopy Handbook #32)

Forensic Microscopy, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, course notes, exercises, tables, appendices

Hair: "The Basic Structure of Hair," Hair identification manual, John W. Hicks, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, 1977

Handbook of Chemical Microscopy, Volume I, 4^th ed., Clyde Walter Mason, John Wiley & Sons 1983, ISBN 0-471-57531-3

Handbook of Chemical Microscopy, Volume II, 2^nd ed., Emile Monnin Chamot & Clyde Walter Mason, McCrone Research Institute 1989 (republication), ISBN 0-471-57531-3

Particle Manipulation: "An Organized Approach to Isolating and Mounting Small Particles for Polarized Light Microscopy," Anna Teetsov, The Microscope, Vol. 50, 4^th Quarter, 2002, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, 2000 [periodical]

Polarized Light Microscopy, Walter C. McCrone, Lucy B. McCrone, John Gustav Delly, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, 1984, ISBN 0-250-40262-9

Polymers: "Polymer Identification by Microscopical Dispersion Staining," Stephen A. Skirius, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago

The Microscopical Characters of Artificial Inorganic Solid Substances: Optical Properties of Artificial Minerals, Alexander Newton Winchell, Horace Winchell, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago 1989

The Optical Properties of Organic Compounds, 2^nd ed., Alexander N. Winchell, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago 1987 (republication)

Basic Science & Theory

How the Leopard Changed its Spots, the evolution of complexity, Brian Goodwin, Simon & Schuster 1994, ISBN 0-684-80451-4

Light, Michael I. Sobel, University of Chicago Press 1987, ISBN 0-226-76751-5

Building Science & Industrial Hygiene, Field & Lab Methods for Building Investigation

AIHA 2000 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines and Workplace Environmental Exposure Level Guides, AIHA Press 2000, ISBN 0-932628-00-2

Bioaerosols, Fungi, and Mycotoxins, Health Effects, Assessment, Prevention, and Control, Eckardt Johanning, Ed, Eastern New York Occupational & Environmental Health Center, Albany, NY, Dept. of Community Medicine 1999, ISBN 0-9647307-1-5

Building Air Quality, A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers, US EPA 1991, ISBN 0-16-035919-8

Cultural Heritage and Aerobiology, Methods and Measurement Techniques for Biodeterioration Monitoring, P Mandrioli, G Caneva, C. Sabbioni Eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers 2003, ISBN 1-4020-1622-0

Dampness in Buildings, Diagnosis, Treatment, Instruments, T.A. Oxley and E.G. Gobert, Butterworths 1983, ISBN 0-408-01463-6

Drager Tube Handbook, 2004 13^th Ed., Soil, water and air investigations as well as technical gas analysis, Drager Sicherheitstechnik, gmbH, Lubeck 1998, ISBN 3-926762-06-3

Elementary Industrial Hygiene, Student Manual, v. 3.0, American Industrial Hygiene Association 1998

Environmental Sampling for Unknowns, Kathleen Hess, CRC, Lewis Publishers 1996, ISBN 1-56670-171-6

"Glass Wool Fibers Expert Panel Report, Part B - Recommendation for Listing Status for Glass Wool Fibers and Scientific Justification for the Recommendation", The Report on Carcinogens (RoC) expert panel for glass wool fibers exposures met at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel, Chapel Hill, North Carolina on June 9-10, 2009, to peer review the draft background document on glass wool fibers exposures and make a recommendation for listing status in the 12th Edition of the RoC. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is one of the National Institutes of Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The National Toxicology Program is headquartered on the NIEHS campus in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Following a discussion of the body of knowledge, the expert panel reviewed the RoC listing criteria and made its recommendation. The expert panel recommended by a vote of 8 yes/0 no that glass wool fibers, with the exception of special fibers of concern (characterized physically below), should not be classified either as known to be a human carcinogen or reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen. The expert panel also recommended by a vote of 7 yes/0 no/1 abstention, based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in well-conducted animal inhalation studies, that special-purpose glass fibers with the physical characteristics as follows longer, thinner, less soluble fibers (for 1 example, > 15 μm length with a kdis of < 100 ng/cm2/h) are reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen for the listing status in the RoC. The major considerations discussed that led the panel to its recommendation include the observations of tumors in multiple species of animals (rats and hamsters). Both inhalation and intraperitoneal routes of exposure produced tumors, although inhalation was considered more relevant for humans.

How Buildings Work, the natural order of architecture, Edward Allen, Oxford University Press 1980, ISBN 0-19-215952-6

IAQ and HVAC Workbook, D Jeff Burton, IVE Inc. 1993, ISBN 1-883992-16-8

Indoor Air Quality Investigations, The Practitioner's Approach to, Proceedings of the Indoor Air Quality Symposium, American Industrial Hygiene Association, 1989, ISBN 0-932627-38-2

Industrial Hygiene Workbook, the Occupational Health Sciences, 4^th ed., D. Jeff Burton, 1999, ISBN 1-883992-11-7

Industrial Hygienist's Guide to Indoor Air Quality Investigations, P.J. Rafferty, CIH Ed., American Industrial Hygiene Association 1993, ISBN 0-932627-49-8

Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings, US EPAB 2001, EPA 402-K-01-001 www.epa.gov/iaq

Nikon Coolpix 990 Photography, A Short Course In, Dennis P. Curtin, 2000, ISBN 1-928873-08-1

Occupational Environment It's Evaluation and Control, Salvatore R. DiNarid, Ed., AIHA Press 1998, ISBN 0-932627-82-X

Personal Volumetric Air Sampler, Operating Instruction, Burkard Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Hertfordshire England s

Practitioner's Approach to Indoor Air Quality Investigations, Donald M. We ekes and Richard B. Gammage, Eds., Proceedings of the Indoor Air Quality International Symposium, AIHA Publications, American Industrial Hygiene Association, 1989, ISBN 0-932627-38-2

Sensidyne Gas Detector Tube Handbook, [Kitagawa Gas Detector Tube System Handbook], Sensidyne Corporation, Clearwater FL 33760 USA

Ventilation, Understanding, John Bower, Healthy House Institute 1995, ISBN 0-9637156-5-8

Water, The Nature of, its problems and treatment, F. James Flanagan, 1987, Poughkeepsie, NY 12602

Environmental Hazards, Consumer Publications

Currents of Death, Power Lines, Computer Terminals, Paul Brodeur, Simon & Schuster 1989, ISBN 0-671-67845-0 [sensationalist, not recommended by DJF]

My House is Killing Me, Jeffrey C. May, John Hopkins University Press 2001, ISBN 0-8018-6730-4

Oh No! Not our Electric Blanket, Too?, A guide to a healthier home, Janice Marchok, Jetmarc Group 1991, ISBN 0-9629215-0-5

Why Your House May Endanger Your Health, AV Zamm, Simon & Schuster 1980, ISBN 0-671-44757-2

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