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[B724]Black Toxic Mold Symptoms

by L Hilltorp, L H

Most kinds of mold are harmless and human bodies can tolerate molds and mycotoxins in small quantities. In larger quantities, they can be a health hazard. A few species can cause serious and even irreparable harm in humans. One of the most dangerous kinds of toxic mold is a black mold known as Stachybotrys chartarum.

Stachybotrys chartarum is not uncommon and certainly not rare. Stachybotrys may produce compounds that have toxic properties known as mycotoxins. Mycotoxins are produced depending on what the mold is growing on, conditions such as temperature, pH and humidity. Mycotoxins can appear in both living and dead mold spores.

Mold testing can be used to identify and quantify fungi and extent of exposure so that necessary action can be implemented.

To find out if you have a Black Mold problem, you must test. You may either purchase a Do-it-Yourself Toxic Mold test kit online, go to your favorite retail store, or if you think you need a more in-depth on-site inspection contact a professional mold inspector.

Stachybotrys Chartarum occurs more frequently in animals than in humans. However, if spores are released into the air, humans certainly can come into contact with them and develop symptoms that include flu-like symptoms, respiratory problems, headaches, cognitive problems, and skin irritation.

Since common building materials are capable of sustaining mold growth and mold spores are ubiquitous, mold growth in an indoor environment is typically related to an indoor water or moisture problem.

If water enters the inside of a wall through siding degradation, leaks above, or water leaks in plumbing inside the wall, mold will grow very well in the wet indoor wall cavities.
A Certified Mold Inspector can detect mold growing inside a wall through his or her fiber optics inspection device.

Many people do not take a little visible mold growth very seriously. However, this can be an indication of a much larger mold growth in less visible places.
Mold can take on a variety of appearances, such as black, grey-brown, grey-green, white & orange spots, or even pink or purple splotches.

Mold can start to grow in these homes after about 48 hours, so it's important to get any standing water in the home removed and the home dried out as soon as possible.

A large amount of all the buildings in Florida have to deal with some kind of water or mold damage and a lot of the time this is due to the frequent hurricanes that hit the state almost every single year.

The electricity goes down and people are not able to use their air conditioners to help air out and dry the home. Air conditioners can also help to remove humidity by keeping the house at a certain temperature.

If you want to have a healthy and safe indoor environment to live in, you need to make sure your air conditioner is properly serviced as often as is necessary. If it is an old system and has a lot of problems, it is probably best to just replace it instead of doing work on it repeatedly.

Sometimes indoor air quality tests need to be done and not just in Florida. Mold testing should be done and while it's become a multi-million dollar business industry, it is a necessary one. Mold has been proved to be very harmful to human (and animal) health.

When you choose a company to do mold testing or remediation keep it in mind not to choose the same company to do both for you. If a company does both mold testing and removal, it is in their best interest for them to find mold on your property, so even if they say there is mold there, it might not be.

Make sure they have the latest technology in mold testing such as infrared thermal cameras, mold spore counters, air moisture meters, and etcetera. The company should also have a microbiologist in house and certified mold inspectors.

They should inspect the air conditioner, the exterior, plumbing, and they should perform moisture tests around the whole house.

You should do these things even if you do not live in Florida, but a large part of the state of Florida is at risk for water and mold damage because of the moisture and humidity that can exist there.

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