The cost effective in-depth mold test.  The American Relative Moldiness Index (ARMI) is a Quantitative, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (QPCR) panel of testing for indoor molds that was developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA). This panel includes 13 mold species, including species that are known to thrive in water damaged homes and species of molds that are found in all homes, with or without water damage. Each species and group of species is enumerated from DNA extracted from dust samples taken from both the living and sleeping quarters of the home. Concentrations of each of the 13 molds are used to derive an “ARMI score” that rates the moldiness of each sample against those tested by the US-EPA. These values range from approximately –10 (low moldiness) to 20 (high moldiness).

Best Uses

ARMI is a more cost-effective version of the ERMI test, using 13 mold species instead of 36.  It has about an 80% correlation with ERMI.  ARMI is ideal for buildings that need more comprehensive mold information than the standard test, but do not have legal or health concerns.  It is used in homes, offices, schools, and other buildings, public and private.  

Key ARMI Facts

• 99.99% Accurate
• Species Identification of 13 Mold Species
• Detects the Presence of a Single Spore
• Requires No Outdoor Control Sample
• Results Are Comparable to National Averages
• Requires Only 1 Sample Per Building
• Rapidly Differentiates Between Aspergillus and Penicillium
• Most Likely Test to Find Hidden Issues
• Provides Historical Perspective Other Tests Cannot
• Results are Extremely Easy to Understand

Included Species

• Aspergillus niger / awamori / foetidus / phoenicis
• Aspergillus ochraceus / ostianus
• Aspergillus penicilloides
• Aspergillus restrictus / caesillus / conicus
• Aspergillus sydowii
• Chaetomium globosum
• Eurotium (Aspergillus) amstelodami / chevalieri / herbariorium / rubrum / repends
• Paecilomyces variotii
• Penicillium chrysogenum
• Wallemia sebi
• Alternaria alternata
• Cladosporium cladosporioides svar. 1
• Cladosporium herbarum

Sample Collection

Pricing

$124.99 per analysis.