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Toxic Black Mold Thrives in These Locations

◘ Attics with roof leaks or
   inadequate ventilation
◘ Basements with dirt floors
   or water problems
◘ Behind and under showers,
   tubs, toilets, and bathroom walls
◘ Books, magazines, newspapers
◘ Carpeting and padding
◘ Ceilings [from roof leaks]
◘ Ceiling tiles
◘ Clothing
◘ Crawl spaces
◘ Drapes
◘ Drywall in ceilings and walls

◘ Garbage disposal
◘ Heating/cooling equipment & ducts
◘ Humidifiers & vaporizers [inside]
◘ Leather items
◘ Paint
◘ Paper, cardboard & other
paper products
◘ Plants [house plants]
◘ Rags
◘ Upholstered furniture
◘ Walls [from siding, roof, &
plumbing leaks]
◘ Wallpaper & behind wallpaper
◘ Wood products

How To Prevent Mold Infestation after a Hurricane, Typhoon,
Tornado, Windstorm, or Fire Damage

If your home, condominium, apartment, office, or other building has suffered serious damage because of a hurricane, typhoon, tornado, windstorm, or fire, you would be wise to take the following preventive steps to reduce the resulting mold infestation and environmental health problems which will surely grow from the damage your home or building has suffered.

1. Prior to any mold and general repairs, photograph from every appropriate angle all damage that has been happened to your home or other building. You may need this photographic evidence to help collect for the water, structural, and mold damage.

2. Use do-it-yourself mold test kits or the Scotch tape lift sampling technique to test any visible mold growth so that you can send the mold test kits to a mold laboratory for analysis and mold species identification. Also, use mold test kits to mold test the air of each room, attic, basement, crawl space, and the outward air flow [if electricity is on] from each heating/cooling duct register for the possible presence of elevated levels of airborne mold spores, in comparison to an outdoor mold control test. You should repeat this testing of the air every 7 days so that you can determine if the mold situation is under control or out of control. You should also be photographing and testing any new mold growths. Continued at Hurricane Damage.

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