The wrecking or taking out of any load supporting structural member of a facility together with any related handling operations.

Skin, hair, and/or nail fungal infection.

One of several fungi that infect keratin based cells such as skin, nails, hair.

Lead Based Paint or a surface coating that is cracking, chalking, flaking, chipping, peeling, non

Describes a conidiogenous cell that produces no more than one spore.

Medium that allows differentiation between growths of interests and other colonies.

Having two forms of development. A common example is the ability of Penicillium marneffei to produce at room temperature a filamentous fungi, but develop as a yeast in body

California Division of Occupational Safety & Health or Cal/OSHA.

Department of Transportation

California Department of Public Health

California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Spiny ornamentation of a conidium.

Are coatings or rigid materials adhesively applied to Lead Based Painted surfaces in the Encapsulation process.

Treatment of PACM with a material that surrounds or embeds asbestos fibers in an adhesive or cementitious matrix to inhibit the release of fibers. The encapsulant creates a membrane over the surface of the material (bridging encapsulant), or penetrates the material or binds its components together (penetrating encapsulant).

An airtight, impermeable, permanent barrier around PACM to prevent the release of asbestos fibers into the air.

Interior component of a bacterial cell that may function as a toxin when the cell is lysed.

Medium that encourages the selective growth of an organism that may not be available in high concentrations.

As used to describe material condition, damage is more prevalent or severe than on materials rated as good.

Any uncontrolled or unintentional disturbance of PACM resulting in airborne asbestos fiber emission.

A piece of equipment, furniture, or improvement in the Work Area, which cannot be removed from the Work Area.

Process of cell formation where multiple nuclei are separated within an immature ascus to later form ascospores.

The physical characteristic of any solid that describes its ability to be broken down to a powder or dust. A highly friable material is one that can be easily crumbled by hand pressure. A moderately friable material is one that can be crumbled with some difficulty by hand pressure or by mechanical means. A low friability material is one that may require mechanical means to crumble. While the condition of a material does not constitute a measure of its friability, weathering and deterioration can increase the friability of a material.

Kingdom of eukaryotic organisms that are, in general, consumers of decaying carbon sources.

Cell containing a particular orientation of fungal gametes.

A conidiophore displaying a sharp “knee

A fungus developing mainly on soil or soil

A thin groove in a conidium which helps split the cell and create space for hyphal growth.

Without hair; smooth.

A plastic enclosure with built-in gloves which is placed with an airtight seal around asbestos-containing pipe lagging or other materials such that they may be removed or repaired without generating airborne fibers.

As used in the context of material condition, integrity of the material is generally complete, with possible small areas of delamination or indications of limited contact or water damage. The mechanism to retain the insulation in its original position (e.g. cloth wrapping over pipe insulation) is still present.

Cells containing a minimal amount of peptidoglycan in the cell wall

Cells containing several layers of cross

Differential stain used to differentiate between Gram Positive and Gram Negative cells.

Substrate used for cultivating microbes. There are several types: see Defined, Differential, Enrichment, Selective, and Undefined Media.

any waste stream determined by an Owner approved laboratory to exceed the regulatory thresholds for lead hazardous waste.

a filtering system capable of trapping and retaining at least 99.97% of all mono

A vacuum system furnished with HEPA filtration.

A marking or scarring indicating where a spore was once attached to a conidiogenous cell.

An application of surfacing material, thermal system insulation material, or miscellaneous material that is uniform in color, texture, and vintage of application.

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning system.

Lacking color. Can also describe cells that are translucent or seemingly clear.

Differentiated or Undifferentiated filaments/branches of a mycelium.

Taxonomic grouping of widespread anamorphic fungi. Contains approx. 1800 genera and 9000 species (or more as findings continue!)

Indoor Air Quality

AES

The uninterrupted or continued growth of a conidiogenous cell after one condidium is formed.

Introduction of a microbe into a system, either for culture, or infection/transfection. The initial microbes introduced are called the “inoculum”.

A common pink/red/purplish stain used to aid in visualizing chitinous particulates such as fungi. These stains my color nonspecifically despite preference for chitin bodies.

A common bluish stain used to aid in visualizing chitinous particulates. These stains my color nonspecifically despite preference for chitin bodies.