“As bodies age, they unfortunately become more susceptible to various health problems and concerns. Viruses and infections that may have had little to no affect on the health of a twenty-something year old may now make a senior citizen quite ill, due to a weakened immune system, characteristic of growing older. For this reason, the majority of senior citizens will at one point begin needing someone to check in with them and provide care and assistance in various ways throughout the aging process” … Read More →
Tag Archives: Indoor Mold
Pure Rooms – The New Age of Hotel Cleanliness – Article
As awareness of Indoor Air Quality and its affect on our health grows, new innovations are being developed to make life more comfortable for those with sensitive respiratory systems or health problems related to Indoor Air Quality. Pure Rooms, the new hotel rooms that claim to remove 99% of all Indoor Air Quality contaminants, is one such innovation, popping up in vacation destinations across the country. … Read More →
Toxic Schools Article: Part 1 of 3
“For nine months a year, 2.6 million students and hundreds of thousands of teachers and other employees spend at least six hours a day in Florida’s public schools. Yet there are no state laws governing how schools should monitor, detect and handle mold buildup and other indoor air-quality issues.” … Read More →
Responding to Household Floods Article
When water has flooded your home, remember that acting quickly and diligently to remove all moisture before mold has a chance to grow is of the utmost importance. … Read More →
Creating a Mold Resistant Home Article
An article with tips on how to keep mold from contaminating your home. “There is no such thing as a mold-proof home. Mold spores exist in the air inside our homes, but we can cohabit peacefully as long as those spores don’t find moisture and start growing. If they do, it’s only a matter of … Read More →
Concerns growing about effects of mold Article
An article regarding the seriousness of mold in the United States as a potential health concern with ranging side effects from annoying to fatal. “Mold needs two things: it needs food and water to grow,”… Any mold should be removed, no matter what the species. “If you see it, get rid of it,” he said. … Read More →
Taking Precaution with Household Mold & Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Article
This article discusses the need to be aware of indoor air quality (IAQ) within a home and the various contaminants that can exist within our indoor environment.
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A Man in Nevada Suffered Severely and Lost His Life from Indoor Mold Exposure
A public health worker lost his life due to chronic exposure to elevated levels of indoor mold at his office. … Read More →
A Silent Destroyer, Mold in Your Home
Once mold has begun to grow in your home, the only way to successfully get rid of it is to remove the materials themselves. This can also include furniture items such as couches and beds, due to their porous composition, it is nearly impossible for mold spores to be completely removed. … Read More →
Most Common Indoor Mold Types
Alternaria Alternaria belongs to a Division of the fungi called the Deuteromycota. The word means “neuter fungi” and they are called this because they have no sexual spore stage (meiospores). It grows rapidly and the colony size reaches a diameter of 3 to 9 cm following incubation at 25°C for 7 days on potato glucose … Read More →