The new standard in mold testing.  The Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) 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 26 mold species and groups of species that are known to thrive in water damaged homes. This panel also includes 10 species and groups of 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 36 molds are used to derive an “ERMI 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

ERMI Analysis provides more information than any other mold test.  ERMI is ideal for buildings with health concerns, legal issues, and detection of hidden mold problems.  It is used in homes, offices, schools, and other buildings, public and private.  

Key ERMI Facts

• 99.99% Accurate
• Species Identification of 36 Types of Mold
• 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

Sample Collection

Requires a standard vacuum cleaner, preferably with a HEPA filter.  Sample requires 5mg of dust and is typically collected by vacuuming a 6'x3' area in both a living room and the master bedroom.  If no sufficient carpeting exists a sample can be collected by gather dust from low-traffic areas such as picture frames, desks, etc.

Included Species

• Aspergillus fumigatus, Neosartorya fischen
• Aspergillus ochraceus / ostianus
• Aspergillus restrictus / caesillus / conicus
• Aspergillus sclerotiorum
• Aspergillus unguis
• Aspergillus versicolor
• Aspergillus penicillioides
• Cladosporium sphaerospermum
• Eurotium (Aspergillus) amstelodami / chevalieri / herbariorum / rubrum / repens
• Penicillium purpurogenum
• Stachybotrys chartarum
• Aspergillus flavus / oryzae
• Aspergillus niger / awamori / foetidus / phoenicis
• Aspergillus sydowii
• Aureobasidium pullalans
• Chaetomium globosum
• Paecilomyces variotii
• Penicillium brevicompactum / stoloniferum
• Penicillium corylophilum
• Penicillium crustosum / camembertii / commune / echinulatum / solitum
• Penicillium glabrum / lividum / purpurescens / spinulosum / thomii
• Penicillium variable
• Scopulariopsis brevicaulis / fusca
• Scopulariopsis chartarum
• Trichoderma viride / atroviride / koningii
• Wallemia sebi
• Acremonium strictum
• Alternaria alternata
• Cladosporium cladosporioides svar. 1
• Cladosporium cladosporioides svar. 2
• Cladosporium herbarum
• Aspergills ustus
• Epicoccum nigrum
• Mucor amphibiorum / circinelloides / hiemalis / indicus / mucedo / racemosus / ramosissimus and Rhizopus azygosporus / homothalicus / microsporus / oligosporus / oryzae
• Penicillium chrysogenum
• Rhizopus stolonifer
  

Pricing

$195.00 per analysis for professionals.  Call for volume pricing.
$10.00 per ERMI Dust Collector.