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Apr 07, 2022 - 06:59 AM
This is covered in the directions of the kit. There are 4 types of collection methods, 2 of those 4 have a 48 hour incubation period after a limited exposure time. (Do not just set out in a test area for 48 hours). Use one petri dish per test area/method (if you are testing in multiple areas, you will need multiple kits/petri dishes).If you are doing the HVAC AIR SAMPLING, you tape the petri dish to a HVAC fan vent and turn on the fan for 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes of exposure, you untape the petri dish, put on the petri dish lid (sealing in the sample), and then let the isolated sample incubate for 48 hours.If you are doing the SETTLING AIR COLLECTION method, you leave the petri dish open in one location for 1 hour. After that 1 hour, you put the lid on the petri dish and let the isolated sample incubate for 48 hours.After 48 hours in both sample tests above, if you have growths in the sealed petri dish, you can opt for sending the sealed petri dish to the lab for analysis with the associated lab fee. The lab analysis will get you specific results back as to what type of mold it is.The other test methods are VISUAL SAMPLING (which involves a swab and the petri dish) and BULK SAMPLING (which does not involve a petri dish), neither of these has an incubation period, but both involve the lab analysis and lab fee.
