The Dangers of Mold Growth in Your Home
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The Dangers of Mold Growth in Your Home
Copyright (c) 2009 Daryl Watters
An Accredited Mold Inspection Service, Inc.
http://www.floridamoldinspectors.us/
Molds are part of the natural environment, outdoors molds play a
significant part in the environment by breaking down dead plant
matter such as dead trees and fallen leaves. Molds that grow
inside homes should be best avoided.
Mold has some resemblance with plants as well as bacteria, but is
neither a plant nor a bacterium. Mold belongs to a seprate
individual kingdom known as the fungi kingdom. Many diverse types
of fungi exist, however the common term mold is used to describe
mostly fuzzy fungi grown on various moist surfaces.
In the home many molds look like tiny smug marks; up close one
may notice a fuzzy or hairy appearance. The mold produces
millions of tiny seed like structures called spores that are
invisible to the naked eye. These spores float through air
indoors as well as outdoors. Mold begins growing indoors when the
mold spores touch a moist surface. There are various types of
mold that require different water levels, but none survive or
multiply without the presence of moisture.
The human eye can at best see objects that are 10 to 30 or more
microns across. Human hairs are about 50 to 75 microns across.
Mostly the indoor spores are merely 2 to 10 microns, while some
spores are long, a few hundred microns.
Toxic mold produces chemicals called mycotoxins. They are
produced primarily by various toxic mold types such as
Aspergillus flavus, Memnoniella, trichoderma, Fusarium and toxic
black mold also known as Stachybotrys, Mycotoxins and allergens
are found in dead spores as well as inside living spores.
Mycotoxins are defences against being eaten by insects. They are
also powerful weapons employed by toxic molds in a microbial
combat to assist them when competing against several other molds
and bacteria for growth space.
The toxic black mold Stachybotrys is commonly found by our
inspection firm in South Florida. It is likely worldwide, as it
was first reported as a problem with solders and their hungry
horses in the Ukraine near Russia almost 100 years ago. However,
even if the mold spores observed in residential areas are a
result of toxic black mold growth, they may not always result in
toxic illness effects on humans through normal indoor inhalation.
A human gets poisoned typically when they inhale extremely large
numbers of spores, or when they eat toxic mold.
History reveals the effects of toxic mold mycotoxins in farm
animals and humans including birth defects, coma, internal
bleeding, cancer, and death, mostly via eating foods contaminated
with toxic mold. Remember the hungry Ukrainian horsed mentioned
above, they ate hay contaminated with Stachybotrys or toxic black
mold. They did not have a happy ending, and the solders that
slept on mouldy hay lived but suffered from serious skin
irritation and blisters.
The main reasons for mold growth at home are damp or moist
surroundings. Molds are concealed behind the wall paper, on or
behind drywall, on top of ceiling tiles, beneath the pads or
carpets, inside AC units, and behind the furniture. Cleaning
concealed mold with chemicals is not the suggested remedy in most
cases. Chemicals such as chlorine bleach are not recommended to
clean mold. Mixing chlorine bleach solution with any other
detergent or cleaning solution is best avoided as this may cause
the creation of dangerous chlorine or chloramines gas. If the
mold on the surface of the wall is killed with bleach, the
majority of the mold will still continue to grow hidden inside
the walls.
It will turn from a small problem to a large more expensive
growing hidden mold problem if not handled correctly the first
time.
A certified mold inspector must be called to get to the root
reasons for mold growth via investigations and testing, next a
mold removal company also known as a mold remediation company
must be given the inspectors report so that the mold remediators
can use that report to aid in guiding them on how to best deal
with the problem.
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Daryl Watters is president of A Accredited Mold Inspection
Service, Inc. He provides home, mold, and indoor air quality
investigations in South Florida. He is also the creator of MIR
forms designed to aid inspectors in the production of computer
generated indoor air quality and mold inspection reports. For
more information visit: http://www.floridamoldinspectors.us/
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