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What You Do Can About Mold
Related Illness
Here's what you can do about mold, mildew, moisture, building-related illness, involving your physician, treatment, sick building investigators, reduction of irritants, and special products to help clean buildings and air.
Consult with your physician for evaluation, treatment, advice.
Examine your living/working conditions for opportunities to reduce exposure.
Building Investigators offer field and lab work, sick building syndrome investigatons, air quality measurements, consulting, lab work to identify allergens and their sources in order to suggest remediation.
Exteriors:
Address site and building exterior conditions that produce or serve as reservoir or amplifier for allergins, mold, mildew, excessive pollen or pet dander: find unwanted moisture sources, and correct appropriate building, site, landscaping, & construction details. An ASHI-Certified home inspector or sick house investigator who is who has a similar in-depth understanding of construction failures can be helpful at this step.
Interiors:
Address interior conditions that produce or serve as reservoir or amplifier for common allergens: mold, pollen, pet dander as well as other possible respiratory irritants such as latex, paints,
product-outgassing furniture or carpets, and renovation hazards such as lead paint or chemicals or other environmental issues.
Air Cleaning Products can help improve indoor air quality, but watch out for products that are ineffective.
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