All Homes Have a Mold Problem.
Even if your home looks
clean, chances are good you've got mold, often at levels high enough to trigger allergy and
asthma attacks. That bit of dour news comes courtesy of a new university research study that
also found the mold is frequently in areas most people don't associate with it -- windowsills,
for instance. After surveying 160 homes in seven U.S. cities, Kelly A. Reynolds of the
University of Arizona, Tucson, found that 100 percent of the homes tested positive for mold on
some inside surface. The discovered molds were all highly allergenic molds. Read the entire
home mold research.
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Ninety four percent
(94%) of all respiratory ailments are caused by polluted air according to the American Medical
Association, which also reported that one-third of our national health bill is for causes
directly attributable to indoor air
pollution
such as toxic mold damage and black mold problem.
The U.S. Government Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warns people that "Most
people are aware that outdoor air pollution can damage their health but may not know that
indoor air pollution can also have significant effects. EPA studies of human exposure to air
pollutants indicate that indoor air levels of many pollutants may be 2-5 times, and occasion
more than 100 times, higher than outdoor levels. These levels of indoor air pollutants are of
particular concern because it is estimated that most people spend as much as 90% of their time
indoors. In recent years, comparative risk studies performed by EPA and its Science Advisory
Board (SAB) have consistently ranked indoor air pollution among the top five environmental
risks to public health."
Black mold and toxic mold problem are causes of Indoor Air Pollutions and Indoor Water Pollutions. Toxic mold or black mold can be in any indoor places like home, offices and buildings. It can be behind those beautifully painted walls in the office, nice-colored carpets, cabinets, walls, ceilings and even in cleanly-maintained kitchen at home. They are most likely producing on these parts of your home and offices and it should not be taken for granted because it is a serious problem which can cause mold damage. When molds are growing on some part of your home, it is like a cancer, it can spread all over your home through its mold spores and before you know it, it has already wrecked your entire house. Mold sucks out the strength of your home and then make your entire dwelling place dangerous to live in due to toxic mold contamination problem.
The worst thing is that toxic mold can lead to severe mold health problem. One of the television shows like 48 Hours which is hosted by Dan Rather, have already featured the devastating effects of toxic mold problem. It can prompt you to leave your most precious home because of contamination. When these molds such as the most common Stachybotrys, is everywhere in your house, there is a great tendency that you'll breathe toxic mold spores which are spreading in the air and can lead to major health problem like loss of memory and skin diseases. Toxic mold inhalation has been found to result in allergenic reactions, serious breathing difficulties, memory and hearing loss, dizziness, flu-like symptoms, and bleeding in the lungs. One of these devastating effects had already happened in the Cleveland Outbreak wherein many infants suffer from Pulmonary Hemosiderosis-a severe bleeding of the lungs caused by inhalation of toxic Stachybotrys mold. Melinda Ballard and her 3-year-old son were forced to leave their 11,500 square-foot Texas dream house because of toxic mold contamination.
Mold Symptoms
and Health Problem
The
top mold health symptoms are the following, in alphabetical order. A mold victim may
experience one or more symptoms, separately or simultaneously---
a
allergies
a
asthma
a
bleeding lungs
a
breathing
difficulties
a
cancer
a
central nervous system effects
a
colds, recurring and with decreased
resistance to infection
a
coughing and resulting sore lungs/chest from excessive coughing
a
coughing up blood
a
dandruff problems [chronic] that
don't go away despite use of
anti-dandruff shampoos
a
dermatitis
and skin rashes
a
diarrhea
a
eye and vision problems
a fatigue
[chronic, excessive, or continued] and/or general malaise
a
feeling lost or "disconnected" from
what's happening around you
a
flu symptoms
a
hair loss
a
headaches
a
hemorrhagic pneumonitis
a
hives
a
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
(extrinsic allergic alveolitis,
farmers lung disease)
a
irritability
a
itching of the nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
a
kidney failure
a
learning difficulties or mental functioning problems or
personality changes
a memory loss or
memory difficulties/Alzheimers-like symptoms
a
open skin sores and lacerations
a
organic dust toxic syndrome
a
peripheral nervous system effects
a
redness of the sclera
(white of your eyes)
a
runny nose (rhinitis), clear, thin, watery mucus from your nose may
appear suddenly, or thick, green slime coming out of nose (from
sinus cavities)
a
seizures
a
sinus congestion, sinus problems,
and chronic sinusitis
a
skin redness
a
sleep disorders
a
sneezing
a
sneezing fits (more than three
sneezes in a row, happening often)
a
sore throat
a
tremors [shaking]
a
verbal dysfunction [trouble in
speaking]
a
vertigo
a
vomiting
a allergies
a asthma
a bleeding lungs
a breathing difficulties
a cancer
a central nervous system effects
a colds, recurring and with decreased resistance to infection
a coughing and resulting sore lungs/chest from excessive coughing
a coughing up blood
a dandruff problems [chronic] that don't go away despite use of
anti-dandruff shampoos
a dermatitis and skin rashes
a diarrhea
a eye and vision problems
a fatigue [chronic, excessive, or continued] and/or general malaise
a feeling lost or "disconnected" from what's happening around you
a flu symptoms
a hair loss
a headaches
a hemorrhagic pneumonitis
a hives
a hypersensitivity pneumonitis (extrinsic allergic alveolitis,
farmers lung disease)
a irritability
a itching of the nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
a kidney failure
a learning difficulties or mental functioning problems or
personality changes
a memory loss or memory difficulties/Alzheimers-like symptoms
a open skin sores and lacerations
a organic dust toxic syndrome
a peripheral nervous system effects
a redness of the sclera (white of your eyes)
a runny nose (rhinitis), clear, thin, watery mucus from your nose may
appear suddenly, or thick, green slime coming out of nose (from
sinus cavities)
a seizures
a sinus congestion, sinus problems, and chronic sinusitis
a skin redness
a sleep disorders
a sneezing
a sneezing fits (more than three sneezes in a row, happening often)
a sore throat
a tremors [shaking]
a verbal dysfunction [trouble in speaking]
a vertigo
a vomiting
For more information on how molds, and
indoor pollution causes
serious health problems please visit
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Where mold grows easily Attics with roof leaks or inadequate ventilation Basements with dirt floors or water problems Behind and under showers, tubs, toilets, & bathroom walls Books, magazines, newspapers Carpeting and padding Ceilings [from roof leaks] Ceiling tiles Clothing Crawl spaces Drapes Drywall in ceilings and walls Garbage disposal Heating/cooling equipment & ducts Humidifiers & vaporizers [inside] Leather items Paint Paper, cardboard & other paper products Plants [house plants] Rags Upholstered furniture Walls [from siding, roof, & plumbing leaks] Wallpaper & behind wallpaper Wood products |
Frequent Causes of Mold
Growth Basement flooding and water intrusion Closeness to lake, river, or ocean Clothes dryer exhausting into walls or attic Construction defects + poor workmanship Crawl space Dryer venting into walls or attic Exhaust fans venting into walls or attic Firewood indoors Flooding Lot grading downward to home High indoor humidity [60%+] Humidifiers & vaporizers Inadequate ventilation Indoor plants Overflow from tubs, showers, sinks, & toilets Landscaping mistakes like mulch & plant glut Leaky roof Venting inadequacies in kitchen & bathrooms Sewage pipe leaks Siding water leaks Water supply pipe leaks Wooded setting keeps out sun Wet clothes |
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