Monday, December 22, 2014

The Importance Of Having Mold Testing San Francisco

By Stacey Burt


When homes are infested with molds, the owners should test the interior surfaces and air to determine if the microbes are posing a health concern. Molds are found everywhere and in homes, they will be present but in small numbers. Unless they have overgrow and multiplied, they normally do not present any problem. A mold testing San Francisco helps you determine how safe or harmful the molds are and whether you need to remove them immediately.

There are different kinds of molds and while some are toxic others may not, But all molds affect the health of people. They can cause allergenic reactions when their spores are inhaled. People may suffer from complications such as sneezing, coughing, wheezing chest, throat irritation, eye irritation, watery eyes, running nose, and nasal congestion.

Not all molds are toxic but all molds can be harmful to people. When the spores are inhaled, they cause complications in body. Spores can cause allergy reactions. You may suffer from problems like coughing, sneezing, chest wheezing, irritation of throat, irritation of eyes, watery eyes, and nasal congestion.

One may also experience hair loss and serious lung complications. In homes, the basements, ceilings, floors, windows, carpets, and bathrooms are known to invite the growth of molds. Basements are vulnerable to water damage and when it rains, the moisture content can increase. Since the areas are dark, they tend to give the right conditions for molds to grow.

Moreover, the windows in a house also suffer from moisture problems. When there is a difference in temperature of the area outside a building and the air inside the house, the window glasses form vapor. You will see the glasses looking foggy and misty. That moisture on glass drips slowly and soaks in concretes and window frames.

If the air is cool at the house and the outside environment is warm, you may have vapor forming on glass. The vapor drips and falls on the window frame. With time, you may have the concretes and walls become wet and attract molds to grow there. Basements are also likely to experience problems of moisture because of their locations.

Carpets also soak in moisture and tend to harbor molds. When the floors are wet, carpets will also get wet and attract molds. The molds may grow under the carpets and remain unnoticed for a while. It can be difficult to discover that molds are down under the carpets and by the time, you know about it, you are already suffering. There are different ways in which you would test a room and they include taking air samples, surface samples, and doing bulky test.

An air sample involves picking the air inside a house and testing it to determine the concentration of the molds. This air test can give results of hidden molds. Many a time, by the time you see molding growing on surfaces, they have already invaded hidden areas. You could be having colonies of molds in between the joints or under the floor tiles. A surface testing is conducted to determine the areas that are invaded.




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