VARIATION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC-COMPOUND PATTERNS OF MOLD SPECIES FROM DAMP BUILDINGS

The use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to detect mold growth in damp buildings depends on a comprehensive knowledge of the biosyntheti c pathways available to indoor molds as well as their biological varia tion. Recent reports concerning (VOCs) formed during the growth of mol ds from damp buildings on laboratory substrates indicate considerable variation, presumably because of the sensitivity of mold VOC biosynthe sis to environmental conditions or large biological variation.