| Molds are not plants, they are not plants because | | | | As mold spores are perilous to health, even the dead |
| they have no chlorophyll, nor do they have leaves, | | | | or dormant (stationary while waiting for surplus |
| roots, or stems, and they have no firm cellulose | | | | moisture to continue growth) molds are perilous, such |
| based cell wall. Mold cell walls are made of chitin, the | | | | that even getting a whiff of dead or dormant molds |
| same stuff crab and shrimp shells is made of. | | | | can make mold-sensitive people ill. Some people are |
| Mold is compiled of microscopic thread like structures | | | | very sensitive to mold, others are not as sensitive, |
| called hyphae; in fact the root word mould is an old | | | | and as such there are no government set exposure |
| North Western European term possibly a Viking term | | | | limits to mold. |
| meaning fuzzy. | | | | Customarily, it is observed that mold infestation is |
| Mold is made of microscopic fibers, and it produces | | | | regarded to be advancing if indoor mold samples |
| microscopic spores, but mold is not microscopic. Like | | | | exhibit higher spore counts than outdoor levels during |
| you and me, it starts out as a single microscopic cell, | | | | testing. Pregnant ladies, infants, the unborn babies in |
| after a while it grows into a visible, fuzzy, smelly, | | | | the mother's womb, elders, and especially people |
| colorful, living mass of fibrous connected cells. | | | | with allergies, asthma, and immune system defects |
| It always amazes me that many mold inspector claim | | | | are at greater risk from mold. If you fit the above |
| on the internet that mold is microscopic, then two | | | | category or if you are a human and expect a |
| lines later the same mold inspector says it has a | | | | problem call a mold inspector for testing and |
| fuzzy appearance. If it is microscopic it would not | | | | inspection of your property. |
| have any appearance because it would be too small | | | | Mold spores do not reproduce or grow in a deficiency |
| to see. If it is microscopic then why do we use | | | | of moisture. So, indoor mold growth can be |
| terms like green mold, and black mold. If it is | | | | prevented by controlling indoor moisture and humidity. |
| microscopic then how do we see it growing on | | | | If organic materials stay moist or damp for more |
| rotten fruit, or on or clothes in moldy closets, or on | | | | than 24 to 48 hours they may become moldy but in |
| walls. How does a mold inspector inspect for mold if | | | | the real world it sometimes takes a week or so. It is |
| it is microscopic. Most mold is not microscopic, it is | | | | highly impossible to remove all the indoor mold spores |
| Macroscopic, that means it is big enough to be seen | | | | as they will be present inside the house dust and |
| with the necked eye. Do not schedule a mold | | | | hovering in the air. |
| assessment or testing with the dude that claims we | | | | Mold growth is a result of negligence in maintenance. |
| will perform a visual inspection for something that is | | | | This negligence permits moisture to enter the building, |
| microscopic. | | | | making it a toxic mold building or house. The house |
| Molds are found existing everywhere, indoors as well | | | | owner or employer must fix this water problem that |
| as outdoors. Spores indoors are more hazardous than | | | | facilitates mold growth. Effective measures to kill the |
| an outdoor spores, it is not that they are different; it | | | | mold with home remedy or treating it by cleaning and |
| is just that when produced indoors mold spores can | | | | mold home remedy recipes should not be tried in |
| become easily concentrated. Also we spend so much | | | | most cases. First the owner must fix all the water |
| time indoors that we are exposed to mold indoors to | | | | problem areas such as roof or plumbing leakage. Next |
| such a degree that they make us sick. Mold spores | | | | it is recommended to call a certified mold inspection |
| indoors are at an elevated health risk to residents or | | | | firm who will send out a mold inspector to detect |
| employees in an office. Some of the most common | | | | and diagnose the mold infestation quandary and |
| indoor molds are Aspergillus, Alternaria, Cladosporium, | | | | provide clear written explanations and |
| Chaetomium, Fusarium, Penicillium, and Stachybotrys. | | | | recommendations regarding your mold condition. |