Are you terrified of mold? Especially black mold? If you inhale mold spores are you concerned that you will become ill or die within a few weeks?
If these statements describe how you feel about mold, here are three interesting facts you need to know:
Fact #1
Every time you step outside you are inhaling mold spores, usually more than you would inside.
Fact #2
Eliminating mold entirely from your home is both unnecessary and almost impossible to achieve.
Fact #3
Most common molds are black.
Unless you live in a sterile bubble with a very special air filtration system, I guarantee there is mold in your house. It's impossible not to have mold.
How can this be true?
It's true because of a simple fact of nature. You can save yourself countless hours of worry and hundreds of dollars in mold testing and cleaning once you understand this simple fact.
What is this simple fact? Mold exists everywhere in nature!
Not all mold is bad. Without mold human life would be much more difficult.
It's what makes bread dough rise and beer ferment. Mold has also saved thousands of lives. Alexander Fleming discovered that a type of mold called Penicillium notatum killed bacteria in 1928. Penicillin came from his discovery. Penicillin has saved more sick and injured folks than any single invention in history. Penicillin was so valuable during the second world war that it was filtered from urine and reused.
You cannot go anywhere in nature and not have mold in the air. It is part of Mother Nature's plan. It doesn't matter if you are in a city or the middle of the wilderness. Mold is there also.
One of my hobbies is backpacking. A few years ago I backpacked Isle Royal, where I walked 55 miles in 9 days. Isle Royal is an island in Lake Superior. It's a national park and very remote. There are no roads, cars, telephones, houses, electricity, running water, or sewer systems where I was. You have to travel a few hours by boat to get there. Some of the campsites were so remote I could not even make a campfire. I never saw another human the entire trip, but I did see a lot of fresh wolf tracks every morning.
But there was mold everywhere. On the ground and in the air.
It is just part of nature.
So how do I know there is mold in your house? Because mold is in the air outdoors. And the air inside your house comes from outdoors. The mold doesn't disappear when the air moves inside. Furnace and air conditioning filters remove very little mold if any.
Now here is the question you really need to ask: Do you have a problem with the mold in your house? You don't care about mold if it isn't a problem. But if it is a problem, you need to know about it. Normal mold concentrations are ok. Abnormal concentrations can be a problem.
The good news is that you can do some simple, free tests to determine if you have a mold problem. All you need to invest are a few minutes of your time. They're easy to do and well worth your effort.
Copyright (c) 2008 Jon Dacken
Outdoor, you can still avoid exposure by simply leaving the place where you sense the presence of molds and mildews. When they grow inside your home, you have simply no option but to live with these harmful creatures under the same roof!
This is not at all desired. The mold species Stachybotrys chartarum is extremely dangerous for human health. You may wonder what kind of mold is this! Haven't you heard of black mold? Stachybotrys chartarum is the scientific name of black mold. It is a greenish black fungal growth generally found outdoors. In can also grow on damp and water damaged walls, floors, furniture and organic products.
They obtain nutrition from dead organic materials by decomposing them into simpler substances. They reproduce through spore formation. Black mold spores are released in air and taken by air current mainly.
Mold spores are everywhere. Airborne mold spores come in with air mainly. They often get stuck on human body, clothes and even on pets in outdoor. And easily find their way into your basement, kitchen, bathroom, garden or crawl places. These mold spores float in the air and enter into your body when you breathe in.
But that happens to all mold species, how black mold is different and why are they called toxic?
Why black molds are toxic?
Toxic black molds, Stachybotrys or black mold, whatever you call them, produce mycotoxins during metabolism. Mycotoxins are found on the substance they grow on, in airborne hyphal parts and in mold spores. Mycotoxins make black molds more dangerous for human beings. When they grow inside homes or business premises, the risk of exposure to black molds increase many times. One needs to use black mold cleaner to kill toxic molds.
Different species of molds produce mycotoxins of varied severity. The amount produced and the level of toxicity also may depend on the present conditions of life. When all the conditions ? moisture, food source, air and temperature, are right, higher amount of mycotoxins are produced which make the situation worse.
Different species of fungus produce different types of toxins; needless to mention that not all the toxins affect human system in the same way. Mold sampling is often done to find out the type of mold contamination. Once you know the species of molds, you can figure out what type of health concerns does it associate with.
Mycotoxins ? black mold health effects:
* Weaker immune system
* Allergy, irritation of eyes, throat and skin
* Sickness, diarrhea and even death
Some forms of mycotoxins have higher impact on pets than on humans. Indoor toxic black mold growth can be lethal. Black molds should always be removed with black mold killer.
What kills mold?
Though people have been using bleaches to kill mold, bleach has certain limitations. It cannot reach to the toughest corner of your room or some narrow cracks on the wall where molds have started nesting.
Bleach may clean the place temporarily but it fails to prevent future contamination. Moreover, bleach is not good for human health, hence it can add to the problems.
Natural black mold killer are good from all perspectives. Being natural they are free from side effects; hence no health threats are associated with them. Top of all, they prevent future mold growth efficiently.
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