Monthly Archives: October 2012
Exserohilum rostratum
Exserohilum rostratum may be a mold you’re not on a first name basis with, but its the black mold that’s been in the news the most lately. Exserohilum rostratum is the specific mold behind the fungal meningitis that has affected … Continue reading
Mold Issues in Court: Catch 21 and 1/2
You know what the catch 22 is, right? The solution to the problem refers the problem back on itself. It’s a paradox. Here’s the original one by Joseph Heller: There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified … Continue reading
University of Louisville Student Resident Building Taken Over by Mold
High level of mold spores were detected in one of the residence halls of the University of Louisville. 270 students were requested to move out from the building. Mold spores specifically occupied University of Louisville’s Miller Hall on its Belknap … Continue reading
How to Clean up Mold
These directions are excerpted from A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home, at epa.gov/mold. If mold is severe, we recommend finding a professional warranted service. We don’t want you to get sick! 1. Wear protective gear during cleanup. … Continue reading
Mold Brochure
Georgia Department of Health Mold Brochure If you’re in California, you might want to give us a call and see about getting an assessment from Byebyemold.
Problems in Tracking Mold issues
The moldy smell or obvious mold growth in damp buildings can indicate some molds are known to be related to human pathogens. Science and the law are not in complete agreement due to lack of direct causal proofs (and the … Continue reading
Lose the water, lose the mold, but that’s not the end of the story
Mold grows when water and moisture provide a mold-favorable environment in or out of buildings. If you detect a leak, control it immediately, whether you need to hire plumbing or construction professionals or you can do it yourself. Once the … Continue reading
More on Mold
If you don’t live in a hermetically sealed bunker (See Sarah in Eureka), you can expect to have mold. But like the percentage of allowable mold or rat hair in peanut butter, there’s an allowable percentage of mold that health … Continue reading
Mold illness Video
CBN News talks to a family stricken with mysterious illnesses related to mold in their home. If you’re in California, you might want to give us a call and see about getting an assessment from Byebyemold.
Hancock County Ravaged by Mold
Hancock County in South Mississippi suffered a typical problem after Hurricane Isaac: mold. Just what you would expect after some houses were submerged in two feet of water. Flooded neighborhoods eventually dry, and when homeowners remove the ruined drywall, they … Continue reading
Check Your Crawlspace
The crawlspace can be a hotbed of mold. Sometimes there are hidden problems such as leaky pipes–long slow unnoticeable drips into the crawlspace that have been feeding mold colonies for decades. It’s best to clean it up since (older houses … Continue reading
Random Suggestions from Experiences with Mold
Heating and drying do not work. The procedure is expensive and useless. Only actual remediation works: Find it and get rid of it, i.e, exposure and removal is the only process that works. Drying the mold out forces spores into … Continue reading
Oakwood Apartments, Another Year, Another Inspection
Oakwood Apartments were toured by two buses loaded with the Greensboro Housing Coalition looking for themselves at the unsavory environmental conditions such as mold, overgrown grass and plumbing problems on Oakwood Drive in Greensboro. Tenants complain management is slow to … Continue reading
County employee dying during Mold Trial
Because Beverly Forest, one of nine affected plaintiffs who worked in the Monterey County District, has a compromised immune system after cancer treatment, she is in danger of not surviving to the conclusion of her two-year-old moldy office claim. Environmental … Continue reading
Pulaski Family’s Mold Takes Over
The problem is toxic mold in Pulaski County. Families were complaining of “asthma, reoccurring problems with nosebleeds, headaches and sinus problems.” Residents complained of mold growing in the Granite Mountain apartment complex Microbiologists confirmed excessive toxic mold growth in multiple … Continue reading