Ask any individual about mold and the first
thing that is likely getting to come to mind is a black furry
looking substance that seems to develop in moist places. That quick
brainstorm is definitely true and quite prevalent in many
bathrooms, air conditioning units and even underneath refrigerators
and freezers, all places where moisture tends to collect. This
expansion also comes in a wide array of other colors like brown,
white, and green.
For the most part, mold is not a very healthy
thing to have in your home and it is a huge contributor to
allergies and other respiratory issues. This kind of microscopic
mushroom needs nutrients like organic materials and water to grow.
This lowly environment enables it to thrive and is the reason why
you see it on everything from food to wallpaper to the roots of
plants.
The Scoop on
"Good" mold
While a majority is mostly a bad thing, there
are a few positive applications that you have likely fed or used on
in the beginning. Penicillin is perhaps the most desirable of
all the "good" forms. It is the basis for one of the most common
antibiotics that are used to treat bacterial infections.
Some of your favored gourmet cheeses come
from mold as well such as Stilton cheese that has some nimble green
looking growth in it and Brie that forms a white musty crust on the
outside. This microscopic growth is also used in the construction
of soy sauce, soybean paste, sake, tempeh, and even certain blends
of black tea.
The Bad Rap
that mold Earns
Mold in most forms is definitely not good
for you and may be hazardous to your health, especially if
your immune system is compromised by diseases such as AIDS. Of
all the molds that scientists are responsive to today, those
that excrete mycotoxins are the most deadly and are often
called toxic mold.
You can find this noxious mold in many
buildings with water damage that has gone untreated and not all of
it is visible to the naked eye. Homes devastated by Hurricane
Katrina had to be virtually stripped to the studs and bedrock owing
to this toxic growth. Leaky pipes and roofs are two sources in
homes and other buildings that almost feed thousands of colonies of
molds.
As soon as you suspect that you might have
some in your home or other place that you frequent, wear an
appropriate EPA approved mask so that you do not breathe in the
spores that this fearsome mini fungi releases. These spores could
live in your mucosal linings of your eyes, nose, and mouth
indefinitely or they could find their way into your lungs and
create all sorts of health problems.
When killing and cleaning noxious blight, you
can use bleach for tiny jobs but you should always call in
professional remediators for the larger jobs like entire homes or
rooms. This is the safest and smartest plan for ridding your own
area of this nasty substance.
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Mold in most forms is definitely not good
for you and may be hazardous to your health, especially if
your immune system is compromised by diseases such as AIDS. Of
all the molds that scientists are responsive to today, those
that excrete mycotoxins are the most deadly and are often
called toxic mold.
