> > From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/05/15 Tue PM 12:20:35 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT - GFM - Really Bad News > > On 5/15/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > You are forgetting moisture from perspiration. This is a _new_ (ish) > > girlfriend..... > > ;-) > > The mould seems to be caused by high humidity. Most of it is around > windows (which sweat like hell in the winter) and frames, which is not > abnormal in older apartments heated by radiators (as opposed to forced > air heating) in the winter. > > The biggest problem is that I had a large-ish bookshelf in my room, > and due to lack of air movement behind it, and due to the fact that it > was facing an uninsulated outside wall, mould started growing there, > and there's about 20 square feet of it (I told you it was a big > bookshelf). > > It's that 20 square feet that's a problem. Anything larger than about > 6 square feet is considered to need professional cleaning. > > The results of the tests are in, and no, there's no black toxic mould. > These are all common moulds, that should pose no health hazards to > those who don't have allergies. As a precaution, however, I've been > sleeping on the pull-out couch for about a month, until it gets > cleaned. In large amounts, even a healthy person such as myself can > have respiratory issues from breathing too much of it.
As a stop-gap, most moulds are still susceptible to good old Bourdeaux mixture. A slurry of copper sulphate and calcium hydroxide, both of which you should be able to obtain quite easily. Mixed into a paste and painted on the wall, you will kill all the living fungus and any that tries to regrow. It doesn't look very nice but your books should hide that. ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
