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What are
the mold signs and mold clues of
mold contamination
and mold infestation?
A home or building may have a mold
contamination problem if one or more of the following mold signs or mold
clues are present---
(1) One or more occupants is suffering from unexplained health
problems such as an ongoing bloody nose, sinus problems, headaches, nose
congestion, runny nose, skin rashes, skin sores, coughing, breathing
difficulties, difficulty in remembering things and in thinking clearly,
feeling disconnected from the world around you, chronic fatigue, and the
many other mold symptoms explained in the mold and health section of
http://www.mold.ph. Common mold health symptoms are also listed on this
website at: Mold-Health-Symptoms. Please remember that some
home or building occupants may have mold
health symptoms, while others may have none, with all living or working in
the same mold-infested area because people differ significantly in their
sensitivity to mold.
(2) One or more occupants smell mold inside the home, office, or
other building. People differ significantly in their ability to smell mold.
Even the smell of mold can make some people quite sick. If you can smell
mold, there is a mold problem somewhere in the home or building!
(3) You see mold growth anywhere inside the home or building, whether
in or on the building or its contents.
(4) Home or building organic/cellulose construction materials [wood
drywall, etc.] have been wet for more than 24 hours from a flood, roof leak,
water pipe leak or break, etc.
(5) During some or all of the year, the relative humidity inside the
home or building exceeds 60%, thus providing enough moisture from the air to
facilitate mold growth.
(6) The home or building is located close to heavy plant or tree
growth [a big source of airborne mold spores because of mold growth on
decaying leaves and other plant parts] that facilitates the entry of
airborne mold spores into the building through air movement through windows
and doors, or close to a river, pond, lake, ocean, or other body of
water---a physical location conducive to high humidity and mold growth.
(7) Air mold testing [with mold laboratory analysis and mold
identification] discover elevated levels of airborne mold spores in the air
of the various rooms of the home or building, or its attic, basement, or
crawl space, and/or in the air flow out of heating/air conditioning duct
registers, compared to an outdoor mold control test.
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