The experts I talked to when dealing with this issue told me that it
really does not matter what kind of mold it is. All mold is unhealthy,
and it needs to be removed. Period.
The only real reason for testing it, which you can't do with the test
kits sold at the hardware stores, is if you want to sue someone for
toxic mold damage.
That said, I did use one of the kits from the hardware store to see if
I had gotten rid of all of the mold in my basement. It showed that I
had reduced it considerably, down to one colony only, and most of the
people you talk to will tell you that that is fine. but the real test
is: Are YOU still reacting?
I still was, so I kept looking and found a huge colony growing on some
drywall behind some tile in the shower. Now I know, if there is tile
glued onto drywall, it will be moldy and it WILL be toxic. It is a
guarantee. Wet drywall = toxic mold, everytime. It is in the gypsum,
and loves to eat paper, so if the paper gets wet, well.
The petrie dish can tell you if there is mold in general, but they will
not tell you what species, or if it is being toxic. There are several
kinds of mold that put out extremely toxic by products, but they don't
do that all the time, usually when they are stressed (like when the
water source is drying up, or when you try to kill it with bleach,
etc).
Good Luck and best wishes,
kathryn
On Mar 30, 2007, at 10:31 AM, ruth strackbein wrote:
Hi, Debbie, thanks for your idea of using a mold test. I will see if
our hardware store carries on. Or maybe the drugstore in the next
town, when I get there. Ruth
From Ruth Strackbein
From: "JES AM & PM " <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: CS> Huggins/thyroid Ruth Carpet Mold
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:45:13 -0400
Rowena:
I know the attorney that won the case.... he is in Atlanta. I spoke
to him
about 18 months ago. He told me how horrific it was... I never looked
up the
case law on it, but they were very much harmed health wise, their
jobs, the
whole nine yards... I will tell you his name if you email me
privately.
Jeannine
On 3/29/07, Deborah Gerard <[email protected]> wrote:
They call it Sich House Syndrome when mold is a problem and it will
make
you deathly ill...you can go to the hardware store and by a mold
test that
all you do is set on your counter and it will tell you what you are
dealing
with ...it comes in a petre dish...debbie
*Rowena <[email protected]>* wrote:
Ruth, I really don't like the thought of you having the same carpets
that
have been down since before all the damp problems. Mold, dampness
etc. are
like poison.
I can't vouch for this story, though some of you may know about it.
It was
told to me by a friend, and concerns somone living in America.
A family with a very expensive house, all the extras, experienced
flooding.
The insurance company didn't want to pay up. While the arguing was
going
on, the family continued to live in the house, and the son and
husband
became ill. On a plane trip the wife happened to sit next to an
expert in
mold. Later, she decided to call him in to examine the house. They
were
told to get out of the house immediately, and not take anything at
all
from
the house with them, as there was a very bad kind of mold there. The
son
improved in health, but the husband is permanently damaged. I may
not have
full or correct details, but that is the gist of it.
If anyone has a link to the full, correct story (there could be a
transcript
of a TV program or something) I'd like to have it.
Best wishes
Rowena
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