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Characterizing mold VOCs in residential structures impacted by flood

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dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Molly, author
dc.contributor.authorSchaeffer, Joshua, advisor
dc.contributor.authorMagzamen, Sheryl, committee member
dc.contributor.authorCarter, Ellison, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T10:32:00Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T10:32:00Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractMold growth is a health concern for people re-entering their homes after a flooding event. Mold exposure can be hazardous, especially for people with asthma. Mold produces volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as it grows, and those VOCs can be used to detect the presence of mold. While VOC profiles of mold have been constructed in laboratory settings, there has been little work with samples directly from the field. VOC samples were taken from the homes of 55 Houston residents. 33 homes had been flooded, and 22 had not. The VOCs were analyzed using GCMS and identified using a NIST library of mass spectra. The VOCs found in flooded homes were compared to VOCs found in unflooded homes. There was a difference in VOCs identified, and the concentration of those VOCs, in flooded versus non-flooded homes, and some of those VOCs have been previously associated with mold growth. However, the origin of those VOCs is still not clear. Further work should include associating the VOCs found with the maximum water levels in the flooded homes, and with health data collected from the participants.
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dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifierMurphy_colostate_0053N_18285.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/238408
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2020-
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dc.subjectindoor air quality
dc.subjectmold
dc.subjectfloods
dc.subjectmold VOC
dc.subjectmicrobial VOC
dc.titleCharacterizing mold VOCs in residential structures impacted by flood
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thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental and Radiological Health Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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