Good fit when…
You have a specific surface, material, or belonging you want evaluated for targeted mycotoxins.
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DIY TEST KIT · SURFACE
Mycotoxin Surface Test Kit
Mycotoxin Environmental Surface Analysis
CURRENT PRICE
$295.00
- Laboratory
- Respirare Labs
- Tests for
- Selected mycotoxins on a targeted surface
- Sample
- One sampled location per Q-Swab
- Collection
- Defined surface or material
- Lab turnaround
- Typically 3–5 business days after receipt
- Shipping
- Calculated separately at checkout
Are selected mycotoxins present on the sampled surface, material, or belonging?
MESA evaluates selected mycotoxins recovered from one defined surface, material, or belonging. A surface finding does not measure room air or establish personal exposure.
Choose your test options
Each Q-Swab tests one selected surface, material, or belonging.
Standard panel — included
- Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2
- Ochratoxin A
- Trichothecenes T-2 and HT-2
Optional additional panel
Add DON (deoxynivalenol), zearalenone and fumonisins.
The additional panel applies to each selected sample. Its charge below updates for the selected sample count.
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A professional reviews the results from the DIY tests you purchase through myEnviroLens, explains what the findings mean, and identifies practical next steps.
When your results are ready, confirm the tested property, complete a short questionnaire, and provide your reports through your homeowner account.
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What can a surface sample show?
MESA uses a Q-Swab to collect material from one defined surface or object for selected mycotoxin analysis. A result describes the sampled surface only; it does not establish what is present in room air, elsewhere in the home, or what anyone inhaled.
Is Mycotoxin Surface Test Kit the right test for your question?
Not the right fit when…
- You need to establish current airborne conditions or current exposure.
- You need to establish conditions elsewhere in the property.
- You need to identify a source or draw conclusions about personal dose, health causation, property safety, or remediation clearance.
What the result can tell you
Whether selected analytes were detected on the specific sampled surface or material.
What the result cannot establish
- Current airborne conditions or current exposure.
- Conditions elsewhere in the property.
- A source, personal dose, health causation, property safety, or remediation clearance.
What should you consider when the result arrives?
Selected mycotoxins are detected
The named targets were detected on the specific surface or object sampled. Use the item history and surrounding conditions to decide whether cleaning, source investigation, or a deliberately planned follow-up sample would help. The result does not by itself decide whether an item should be kept or discarded.
Selected mycotoxins are not detected
The named targets were not detected under the laboratory method for that sampled surface. This does not establish that nearby materials, room air, hidden areas, or unsampled targets are free of concern.
You already know of contamination or damage
Address the known condition directly. If sampling before or after cleaning is part of the plan, identify the surface, purpose, and comparison before collection rather than treating one swab as clearance for an item or room.
The sample is invalid or insufficient
An invalid or insufficient sample is not a non-detect. Follow the laboratory’s support and recollection instructions before drawing a conclusion.
Product Details
About the Respirare Labs MESA™ test
- MESA™ is a targeted environmental surface test for selected mycotoxins recovered from one defined sampled surface, material, object, or HVAC component. Each result is limited to the specific surface or material sampled.
- MESA answers a surface-specific question. It does not measure room air and should not be used to represent conditions elsewhere in the property.
- The MESA™ kit is designed for homeowner collection of one targeted surface sample for laboratory mycotoxin analysis.
What’s included
- One Hygiena Q-Swab for one targeted surface sample.
- Nitrile gloves for clean sample handling.
- Step-by-step instructions and QR video guidance.
- Padded return mailer and collection materials. Shipping is calculated separately at checkout. Choose from available UPS shipping services; confirm the return-label arrangement before ordering.
- Professional laboratory analysis of the selected mycotoxin panel.
How collection works
- Allow the Q-Swab to reach ambient temperature, then activate the pre-wetted swab as instructed.
- For a typical flat surface, use one defined 10 × 10 cm (4 × 4 inch) area.
- Rotate the swab while using a consistent crisscross pattern across the sampled area.
- Return the swab to its tube, place it in the MESA bag, and include it with the chain of custody form.
- Use the supplied padded mailer and follow the current laboratory return instructions.
Mycotoxins tested
- Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2
- Ochratoxin A
- Trichothecenes T-2 and HT-2
- The optional additional panel adds DON, zearalenone, and fumonisins. When multiple surface samples are ordered, the add-on applies to every selected sample.
Shipping and submission
- Shipping is calculated separately at checkout. Choose from available UPS shipping services. Return-shipping cost and label arrangements require confirmation.
- Laboratory results are typically delivered within 3–5 business days after Respirare Labs receives the sample.
- Collected samples should be returned within 90 days of the order date to remain eligible for processing.