IntroductionSampling and testing for airborne fungal spores is a practice that has been very popular with IAQ professionals and practitioners during a mold assessment and investigation, a routine IAQ survey, or air monitoring and clearance sampling during mold remediation. Although the spore trapping ...
Air Testing for Mold Air sampling tests the concentration of mold spores in your home's air. Samples are taken from the air and are later examined under a microscope. Air tests can tell you if you have a mold problem even if you cannot find the mold growth. However the amount of mold...
When removing moldy materials, you are sending thousands of mold spores into the air. For this reason, problem areas should be contained and equipped with an airscrubber while work is being finished. After contaminated materials are removed, walls must be hepa vaccumed and treated with ...
Who can Mold affect? Anyone! Here in the Southern US there is a high risk for mold growth in buildings and homes with the humid climate. It is impossible to completely eliminate mold spores in the air outdoors, so at any time a growth may occur in your buildings or home. Individuals wh...
Mycotoxins, when produced,are attached to mold spores. When the spores are inhaled or come into contact with the skin, an allergic reaction may result. Currently, there are no regulatory standards in regard to the amount of stachybotrys that are considered unsafe. However, unusual levels of mold...
Mold is all around us. It is naturally occurring everywhere outside and its spores get released in the air. The amount and type of mold we are breathing in from outdoor mold spores is very small and harmless. It is only natural that some of these mold spores make their way into our ...
Air-Sampling Air Sampling determines the type of & quantity or airborne mold spores in the building. Recommendations & Lab Results The mold inspector will supply you with recommendations/protocol for cleanup if necessary. 386-566-5284 Give Us a Call Today!
But then the air samples he took came back from the lab with around 300 count of Penicillium/Aspergillus mold spores in the bedrooms where the samples were taken. The final report called for $2000 of professional remediation cleaning of the bedrooms using HEPA vacuuming, etc from their company...
While it is true that mold can be found both indoors and outdoors, individual sensitivity levels to mold differ from person to person, and inhalation of poisonous spores becomes more likely if those spores are present indoors. According to theCDC, individuals with heightened sensitivities, allergies...
Petri dishesallow you to test mold in your home without sending it to a lab. These dishes promote mold growth, so if mold spores from the air hit the petri dish, you’ll be able to see visible mold within 48 hours. Testers can also send petri dishes to a lab for further analysis. ...