Cold room – Mold room
What do you breathe In?
Common indoor air quality pollutants can be caused by poor ventilation, elevated humidity levels, dust and other air-borne particles, and water intrusion leading to mold growth and bacterial issues.
Recognizing when you have mold in your home is an important step towards protecting you and your family’s health.
Not too many people think about the air quality inside their home. In fact, poor indoor air quality could potentially lead to serious health hazards.
In order to determine if your indoor air quality is safe, you can ask a YG Home Inspection Services to perform the test.
Here is how it goes (based on a true story).
As per out client request air samples were taken by YG Home Inspection Services during pre-purchase home inspection in few locations.
This is the part of our survey and air sampling for mold.
The cold room or mold room? That is the question.
Here is the part of the test results that shows elevated level of mold.
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And the Oscar goes to: ASPERGILLUS/PENICILLIUM
Glossary of Fungi – (Aspergillus/Penicillium)
Natural Habitat – Plant debris ·Seed ·Cereal crops
Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment – Grows on a wide range of substrates indoors ·Prevalent in water damaged buildings ·Foods (blue mold on cereals, fruits, vegetables, dried foods) ·House dust ·Fabrics ·Leather Wallpaper ·Wallpaper glue
Allergic Potential – Type I (hay fever, asthma) ·Type III (hypersensitivity)
Potential or Opportunistic – Possible depending on the species. Pathogens
So, our job is done.
Not that client was happy with the air test results, but with our services. Yet, he was definitely satisfied that mold issue was discovered.
We always there to protect our clients against problems, that could result in major expenses.
Epilogue: In this particular case, the next step would be the mold remediation company to take over.
THE END
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