Aspergillus mold growing on the wood floor joists in a crawl space
Mold Inspection, Mold Testing, & Remediation/Removal
The most effective way to find, locate, detect, investigate, and test hidden toxic black mold fungi growth, attack mold problems, repair mold damage, black mold contamination, toxic mold infestation, and elevated levels of airborne mold spores in your home, condo, apartment, office, or work place is to search for mold clues and mold signs with Mold Inspection, Mold Investigation and Mold Testing by a Certified Mold Inspector or a Certified Toxic Mold Investigator. Read the Wall Street Journal article [Feb. 12, 2004] about the Certified Mold Inspectors & Contractors Institute. Pay for your own toxic mold inspection and mold tests to know the truth about mold problems at work or in your home, apartment, office, or other real estate.
Mold Remediation and Mold Removal
Just four words neatly summarize what has to be
done in effective and safe
mold removal
and
mold remediation:
CONTAIN, KILL, REMOVE, and PROTECT.
(1) CONTAIN
the mold from spreading into uncontaminated areas;
(2) KILL
the mold;
(3) REMOVE
the dead mold; and
(4) PROTECT
the cleaned out area against future mold infestations.
Bleach
does NOT kill mold or stop mold on porous surfaces such as wood and
other building materials. "While bleach is often recommended for
remediation of surface mold on wood, our [university research study]
results illustrate that the treatment does not eliminate the surface
microflora," is the conclusion of the Oregon State University study of
the effects of chlorine bleach on mold growth on Douglas fir wood [an
important timber crop in the state of Oregon]. The research study was
conducted by Professor Jeffrey Morrell, Dept. of Wood Science, Oregon
State University, as assisted by Adam Taylor [graduate research
assistant] and Camille Freitag [Senior Research Associate], Forest
Products Journal, 54:4, 2004.
If you would prefer to kill and remove mold infestation without using any chemicals, use superheated dry vapor steam technology to both kill and remove mold growth and mold spores from your moldy walls, floors, ceilings, heating/cooling ducts and coils, furniture, and other personal possessions. As your second step [or alternative to using superheated dry vapor] to remove any remaining mold growth, mold stains, or mold odors, use MoldZyme mold cleaner. As your third step in natural mold killing, place open jars of HygienicAire mold treatment [made from the natural tea oil mold killer] into the cold air return duct and/or outward supply duct registers of your heating/cooling system to kill airborne mold spores in your breathing air. If there are remaining visible mold growths, wear rubber gloves while you apply a coating of HygienicAire to the surface of the visible mold growth.
Mold Cross Contamination
Environmental molds potentially can result in human illness by the production of allergens, proteases, beta-glucans, and volatile organic compounds, and toxic mycotoxins and mold spores. Any mold of ANY color in elevated levels indoors can cause health problems. The worst mold problems are often the ones you don't see because of hidden mold growth INSIDE walls, floors, ceilings, attics, crawl spaces, basements, and heating/cooling equipment and ducts. Moody & Moldy? You may be suffering from health problems caused by mold, which include headaches, diminished brain capacity, and brain damage. Is your neighbor's house mold-contaminated? The adjacent moldy house mold is very risky to your family health and home investment because air currents can regularly transport airborne mold spores from the moldy exterior of the neighbor's house to mold cross contaminate your entire home by entering your open windows, doors, and fresh air intake of your heating/cooling system.
