U.S. Micro-Solutions, Inc.

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Contamination of indoor air and horizontal surfaces is common in built environments. Exposure to airborne mold, bacteria, fragments of bacteria and mold containing antigens, endotoxins, glucans, and/or mycotoxins, VOCs and immunologically active particles produced by insects, arachnids and pets may pose a significant health risk to humans.

Occupants exposed to poor indoor air quality may experience a variety of symptoms ranging from sneezing, runny nose and itchy eyes to dermatitis, fever and fatigue. Indoor air quality can be assessed using a variety of sampling methods. Samples that accurately and completely represent the entire population and/or represent the conditions most likely to be associated with adverse effects should be taken to assess indoor air quality.

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U.S. Micro-Solutions, Inc. is a full service laboratory offering the analysis of non-viable air samples and viable air, bulk, carpet dust, liquid, and swab samples. See the chart below for a representative sample type, analysis and turn around time.

Sample Type	Test Requested	Analyzed For:	Turn Around Time (Standard)
Air – Viable (Anderson N6 or Aerotech 6 Sampled)	Bacterial Culture Fungal Culture	Viable Bacteria Viable Fungi	7-10 days 7-10 days
Air – Non-Viable (Air-O-Cell)	Direct examination	Fungal Spores/Total Fungi Pollen/Total Pollen	3-4 days* 3-4 days*
Swab/Wipe	Bacterial Culture Fungal Culture Legionella Culture	Viable Bacteria Viable Fungi Viable Legionella	7-10 days 7-10 days 10-15 days
Liquid (i.e. HVAC system, stagnant water, condensation etc.)	Bacterial Culture Fungal Culture Legionella Culture	Viable Bacteria Viable Fungi Viable Legionella	7-10 days 7-10 days 10-15 days
Bulk (i.e. ceiling tile, carpet, baseboard, drywall etc.)	Bacterial Culture Fungal Culture	Viable Bacteria Viable Fungi	7-10 days 7-10 days
Carpet Dust	Bacterial Culture Fungal Culture	Viable Bacteria Viable Fungi	7-10 days 7-10 days
Swab, Bulk, Carpet Dust, Tape	Direct Microscopic Examination	Non-Viable/Viable Fungal Spore Quantification Identification	3-4 days*
Swab, Bulk, Carpet Dust	Direct Microscopic Examination for Stachybotrys ONLY	Non-Viable/Viable Stachybotrys Conidia Quantification	3-4 days*

* RUSH Analysis (Immediate, same day or next day) is available for some analyses, at an additional cost and is subject to present workload and number of samples submitted.