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Volatile organic compound also known as VOCs are common indoor
pollutants composed of organic chemicals that evaporate into the
air easily at room temperatures. VOCs often cause chemical odors,
respiratory irritation, headache, and other indoor air quality
related complaints. At certain high levels they can be dangerous.

These chemicals are released by paints, paint thinners, varnish,
new carpets, new cabinets and furniture that contains particle
board, household cleaners and air fresheners, gasoline,
improperly vented combustion devices, photocopier machines,
blueprint machines, and many other sources. All buildings contain
some level of volatile organic compounds, determining what are
normal levels and what are elevated levels is important in
diagnosing a buildings indoor air quality. The following
information gives some idea of what are normal and what are
elevated VOC levels.

Global consensus has resulted in the emergence of preliminary
guidelines or tVOC standards for IAQ (Australian NHMRC, 1993;
Finnish society of IAQ, 1995: Seifert, 1999: Hong Kong EPA, 1999;
Japan MoH, 2000).

Depending on Location (home, school, etc. ), recommended levels
range from 200 to 1300 ug/m3 or about 50 to 325 ppb or .05 to
.325 ppm (Toluene units) or approximately 100 to 650 ppb .1 to
.650 ppm isobutylene units.

By all accounts the IAQ tVOC threshold for normal environments
should not exceed 500 ppb (0.5 ppm) Toluene units, which is
equivalent to 1000 ppb (1ppm) isobutylene units.

Field experience suggests the following guide for the use of PIDs
to assess indoor environments:

Less than 100 ppb or (.1ppm) isobutylene units: normal outdoor
air

100-400 ppb or (.1-.4ppm) isobutylene units normal indoor air

500 + ppb or (.5ppm) + isobutylene units: indicates potential of
IAQ contaminants

Reference RAE Systems Application Note AP-212

In summary the above states that the general consensus among most
experts is that recommended indoor levels of total volatile
organic compounds is .1 to .6 ppm isobutylene units.

Indoor levels above .5ppm isobutylene units indicates potential
contamination and levels should not exceed 1ppm isobutylene
units.

Please keep in mind that the above applies to homes offices and
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We have recently seen that some mold inspectors are quoting the
article titled "Indoor Mold, Toxigenic Fungi, and Stachybotrys
chartarum" and other similar scientific articles to support the
belief that toxic molds poison people in their homes. A link to
the article is listed below. It looks as if the article is
stating that toxic molds are very toxic to homeowners or even
deadly. Mold inspectors who hastily review such articles come to
such conclusions because they do not understand what the highly
technical scientific article is talking about. This and other
similar articles on the topic of toxic mold effects are
discussing not what happens when a home owner breathes in mold
spores released by Stachybotrys or other toxic molds. The article
is talking about the effects of toxic mold toxins / mycotoxins
when these toxins are eating in foods contaminated with toxic
molds, or the effects of mold toxins when animals in the lab are
injected with mold toxins directly into the body or nasal
passages. Sometimes such articles site cases where industry
workers were made ill by toxic mold exposure after working around
clouds of organic dust and mold spores for extended periods of
time. Such conditions contain millions of spores per cubic meter
or air as opposed to the hundreds or thousands of spores
encountered in most moldy homes and offices. This article may
have been used by mold inspectors to support the view that toxic
molds will poison you. In fact, this article and many others have
been taken out of context. This article and other scientific
articles like it support the view that there is no solid evidence
that toxic mold will poison you when breathed in at levels found
in even very moldy homes. Such articles do not typically state
that it could never happen, but that there is not significant
scientific evidence that mold in levels found in residential and
office setting has poisoned people.

What Can Mold Do

  * Toxic or not toxic mold is not trivial, in fact mold growth in
your home or office can cause serious non toxin related health
problems such as severe allergy or asthma. Such conditions can be
more serious and more debilitating than many people realize.

  * Mold can make your home uninhabitable for your family and
nearly impossible for you to sell. Selling a home with a mold
problem that you hide can easily get you and your Realtor sued.
We have seen many homes, condos, and trailers, from Key West to
Miami, and West Palm Beach empty because they were to moldy to
live in and just entering the properties can be quite unpleasant.

  * Ignored mold problems can get worse over time and can become
extremely difficult and expensive to resolve. Ignoring a mold
problem can cause a two thousand dollar mold removal job to
become a two hundred thousand dollar mold removal job.

  * Mold can cause flu-like symptoms in mold removal workers if
they are not wearing proper protective gear.

  * Mold can cause serious and even deadly infections, but this
typically occurs in persons who have a weak immune system. In
2006 we conducted an inspection for a Miami resident who had
Aspergillus mold growing in her lungs, and in 2008 we conducted
an investigation for a West Palm Beach lady who had just
recovered from mucormycosis. This is a condition where fast
growing molds grow in the sinuses. This condition is more serious
than your typical sinus infection. In fact, it can lead to death
in a few days.

  * Mold can create foul smelling microbial volatile organic
compounds that in turn cause irritation resulting in allergy like
symptoms and have been shown to increase a child's chances of
developing asthma by 200%.

  * In conclusion current scientific literature does not support
the belief that toxic black mold is a killer. However, mold of
any kind in your house, given the right environmental conditions,
has the potential to become a menace and cause serious allergy,
asthma, and other related health problems.

The article is titled:

Indoor Mold, Toxigenic Fungi, and Stachybotrys chartarum:
Infectious Disease Perspective D. M. Kuhn1,2,3 and M. A.
Ghannoum2,3

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The Dangers of Mold Growth in Your Home
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Molds are part of the natural environment, outdoors molds play a
significant part in the environment by breaking down dead plant
matter such as dead trees and fallen leaves. Molds that grow
inside homes should be best avoided.

Mold has some resemblance with plants as well as bacteria, but is
neither a plant nor a bacterium. Mold belongs to a seprate
individual kingdom known as the fungi kingdom. Many diverse types
of fungi exist, however the common term mold is used to describe
mostly fuzzy fungi grown on various moist surfaces.

In the home many molds look like tiny smug marks; up close one
may notice a fuzzy or hairy appearance. The mold produces
millions of tiny seed like structures called spores that are
invisible to the naked eye. These spores float through air
indoors as well as outdoors. Mold begins growing indoors when the
mold spores touch a moist surface. There are various types of
mold that require different water levels, but none survive or
multiply without the presence of moisture.

The human eye can at best see objects that are 10 to 30 or more
microns across. Human hairs are about 50 to 75 microns across.
Mostly the indoor spores are merely 2 to 10 microns, while some
spores are long, a few hundred microns.

Toxic mold produces chemicals called mycotoxins. They are
produced primarily by various toxic mold types such as
Aspergillus flavus, Memnoniella, trichoderma, Fusarium and toxic
black mold also known as Stachybotrys, Mycotoxins and allergens
are found in dead spores as well as inside living spores.

Mycotoxins are defences against being eaten by insects. They are
also powerful weapons employed by toxic molds in a microbial
combat to assist them when competing against several other molds
and bacteria for growth space.

The toxic black mold Stachybotrys is commonly found by our
inspection firm in South Florida. It is likely worldwide, as it
was first reported as a problem with solders and their hungry
horses in the Ukraine near Russia almost 100 years ago. However,
even if the mold spores observed in residential areas are a
result of toxic black mold growth, they may not always result in
toxic illness effects on humans through normal indoor inhalation.
A human gets poisoned typically when they inhale extremely large
numbers of spores, or when they eat toxic mold.

History reveals the effects of toxic mold mycotoxins in farm
animals and humans including birth defects, coma, internal
bleeding, cancer, and death, mostly via eating foods contaminated
with toxic mold. Remember the hungry Ukrainian horsed mentioned
above, they ate hay contaminated with Stachybotrys or toxic black
mold. They did not have a happy ending, and the solders that
slept on mouldy hay lived but suffered from serious skin
irritation and blisters.

The main reasons for mold growth at home are damp or moist
surroundings. Molds are concealed behind the wall paper, on or
behind drywall, on top of ceiling tiles, beneath the pads or
carpets, inside AC units, and behind the furniture. Cleaning
concealed mold with chemicals is not the suggested remedy in most
cases. Chemicals such as chlorine bleach are not recommended to
clean mold. Mixing chlorine bleach solution with any other
detergent or cleaning solution is best avoided as this may cause
the creation of dangerous chlorine or chloramines gas. If the
mold on the surface of the wall is killed with bleach, the
majority of the mold will still continue to grow hidden inside
the walls.

It will turn from a small problem to a large more expensive
growing hidden mold problem if not handled correctly the first
time.

A certified mold inspector must be called to get to the root
reasons for mold growth via investigations and testing, next a
mold removal company also known as a mold remediation company
must be given the inspectors report so that the mold remediators
can use that report to aid in guiding them on how to best deal
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