TO-15 Low-Boiling mVOC
Correlation Chart

CompoundOrganism
EthanolPenicillium aurantiogriseum
Acremonium obclavatum
A. versicolor
1-propanol*Penicillium aurantiogriseum
1,3-dimethylbenzene(m-xylene)A. versicolor
1,3-dimethylbenzene(m-xylene)P. variotii (non specific xylene)
1-heptene*P. chrysogenum
P. expansum
P. commune
Limonene*P. expansum
Aspergillus obclavatum
P. commune
A. Versicolor
StyreneP. glabrum
2-butanoneP. olsonii
Paecilomyces variotii
P. commune
Phialophora fastigata
Acremonium obclavatum
Streptomyces sp.
1,3-pentadiene *A. versicolor
2,3,5-trimethyl-hexadiene*
Anisole*
Dimethyl disulfide*
Octane*P. variotii
Trimethyl benzene
Isopropanol
HeptaneP. commune
AcetoneP. commune
Phialophora fastigata
Acremonium obclavatum
Methyl acetate*P. commune
Ethyl acetate
Propyl acetate*
Alpha-pinene *
TolueneAcremonium obclavatum
A. versicolor
CyclohexaneAcremonium obclavatum
BenzeneAcremonium obclavatum
A. versicolor
Pentane*Acremonium obclavatum

* TICs
How to use this chart:
If your TO-15 sample TCL (target compound list) and Library Search TICs (tentatively identified compounds) show the presence of certain compounds, check this table and if you find two or more compounds that are common to an organism—you may have evidence of the presence of this organism. Caution must be exercised because most of these chemical compounds are also common industrial and household solvents.
Reference: Bioaerosols, Chapter 26, ACGIH, 1999.

CompoundOrganism
Ethanol, 1-propanol, 3-methylhexane,Penicillium aurantiogriseum
Ethanol, 2-butanone, Acetone, Toluene,
Cyclohexane, Benzene, Pentane
Acremonium obclavatum
Ethanol, 1,3-dimethylbenzene,
Limonene,1,3- pentadiene,
2,3,5-trimethylhexadiene, Anisole,
Dimethyldisulfide
A. versicolor
m-xyleneP. variotii (non specific xylene)
1-hepteneP. chrysogenum
Limonene, Beta-pineneP. expansum
Limonene, Beta-pinene, 2-butanone,
Heptane,
Acetone, Methyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate,
Propyl Acetate, Alpha-Pinene
P. commune
LimoneneAspergillus obclavatum
StyreneP. glabrum
2-butanoneP. olsonii
Octane, Trimethylbenzene, IsopropanolP. variotii
2-butanonePaecilomyces variotii
2-butanonePhialophora fastigata
2-butanoneStreptomyces sp.

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