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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 |
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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
Other Useful Websites
to visit
Environmental Websites:
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Indoor Air Pollution
and Health Problems
"Black mold and
toxic mold problem are causes of Indoor
Air Pollutions and Indoor
Water Pollutions. It 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"
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
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