Category Archives: Mold
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
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
Mold Allergy Sufferers Can Get Help
Molds have been demonstrated to cause allergic responses in those who are susceptible, displaying symptoms such as wheezing, cough, itchy nose, sore throat, and sinus congestion, whether or not the mold is alive. Because dead spores cause as much irritation … Continue reading
Dead Organization Declares September as Toxic Mold Awareness Month
It appears that a non-existent organization has declared Toxic Mold Awareness month. I can’t think what possible difference this should make, because mold doesn’t care. It’s going to do what it does regardless of the month. We’re not buying or … Continue reading
Midwest Mold Air Quality Alert Issued
The Midwest is under an air quality alert because of dangerous levels of mold. Top 3 Species: Cladosporium (Cladosporium) Ascospores: includes Leptosphaeria, Venturia, Ascobolus, Diatrypaceae, Pleospora, Xylaria, Chaetomium, Sporomiella, Claviceps, Ascomycete, et al. (Undifferentiated Ascospores) Smuts/Myxomycetes: includes Fuligo, grass smut, … Continue reading
Mold Allergy
Not all mold is lethal. Some molds are actually poisonous; but most are intrinsically harmless. Part of the problem with mold is that people have the capacity to develop responses to harmless mold. We develop allergies. We develop allergic sensitization … Continue reading
Bil-Jac Dog Food Recalls 256 cases of 6 LB Adult Select Formula Dog Food for Mold
Bil-Jac Announces Limited Product Withdrawal We have requested that a select number of retailers withdraw one small batch (256 cases) of 6 LB Adult Select Formula Dog Food from their warehouses and stores. We have had a few reports of … Continue reading
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If you’re in California, you might want to give us a call and see about getting an assessment from Byebyemold.
Pollen Count and mold levels
If you react to mold in the air, you can keep track of whether your area is in the midst of a dangerous level of mold by following http://www.aaaai.org/global/nab-pollen-counts.aspx which tracks mold levels. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & … Continue reading
Office Mold is a Potential Hazard
Workplace air quality can be lowered due to factors from high or low humidity to sick building syndrome. If the air is too dry, it may be because hot office computers dry the air but humidifiers can’t be used, at … Continue reading
Finding a Mold Lawyer
If you go to court about your mold situation, you have some rights. You might be able to recover costs of: Inspecting your property Repairing the structure Replacing ruined household items Housing expenses during repairs Paying for current and future … Continue reading
Sniffing Out Mold
Ebony the Mold Dog If you’re in California, you might want to give us a call and see about getting an assessment from Byebyemold.
Can blank mold spread if my windows are open?
Another question from the BYEBYEMOLD Archive CAN BLACK MOLD ON THE PATIO CEILING FALL ON MY BED CLOTHES AND FURNITURE IF I HAD MY SLIDING GLASS DOOR OPEN. CAN IT BE BLOWN ON TO EVERYTHING IN THE HOUSE BY THE … Continue reading
A Mycotoxin Primer
Beware the mycotoxin. It can pass through cell walls, disrupt processes and cause damage. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by microfungi. Mycotoxins can cause disease and death. Collectively, diseases caused by mycotoxins are called mycotoxicoses. There are two types of … Continue reading
Mold and Mycotoxins
Folks, remember “Toxic” Black Mold is just a name. All black molds are not necessarily toxic. The genus of Stachybotrys Chartarum is what is often referred to as toxic black mold. The mold itself is not necessarily toxic, but it … Continue reading
NY’s Toxic Mold Case Law
Cornell v. 360 West 51st Street Realty, LLC, 939 N.Y.S.2d 434 (App. Div. 2012), the Court clarified Fraser and held that the scientific evidence in each case should be evaluated under the Frye test, thus opening the door to mold … Continue reading
Mold Phases, what you don’t want to know.
* If you have acorns this big, we don’t want to see your mold spores. You probably live in the Pacific Midwest, and you should move. There’s an old adage: From every acorn springs an oak. We don’t think of … Continue reading
Mold Endangers City Employees?
Journalist David Mance asks if the Union Gap mayor put city employees in danger by not providing 100% transparency. He didn’t inform everyone about the mold problem that shut down city hall when he first found out about it. In … Continue reading
Sick Building Syndrome
The term Sick building syndrome evolved in the 1970’s describing office-bound workers trapped in airtight buildings. The official OSHA Sick building syndrome lists the symptoms: eye, nose, and throat irritation; dryness of mucous membranes and skin; nosebleeds; skin rash; mental … Continue reading
Stachybotrys Chartarum Immortalized in Plush
Ordinarily we don’t approve of cultivating Stachybotrys Chartarum, the evil mold that has been known to victimize infants, asthmatics, those with vulnerable immune systems as well as being known for chowing down on moisture-prone houses, but this guy is just … Continue reading
Toxic Mold Closing Union Gap City Hall
Toxic mold uncovered at Union Gap City Hall is leading to the city hall being shut down. Last week during repairs, chunks of drywall covered in black mold fell from the ceiling. The mayor’s assistant may have a skin condition … Continue reading
Cutaneous Curvularia infection
Moody MN, Tschen J, Mesko M. have published a paper on Cutaneous Curvularia infection of the forearm in Cutis. 2012 Feb;89(2):65-8. Phaeohyphomycosis is a broad clinicopathologic designation that refers to chronic cutaneous, subcutaneous, or mucosal infection caused by one of … Continue reading
Mold -The Unwanted Guest in your Bathroom
Sometimes you wish Mr. Clean would just show up with the scrubbing bubbles, the Ty-D-Bol Man, and all the guys from the “orphanage of cast-off mascots” just to deal with the bathroom. What is there to do when the bathroom … Continue reading
Provable Vulnerability and Mold Health Risk
The current thinking is that mold is harmful to everyone. But courts and doctors haven’t figured out how to pin the tail on the donkey—I mean, how to connect mold exposure specifically to the generic human EVEN WHEN THE CAUSAL … Continue reading
New York States Mold Illness insufficient Evidence circa 2006
“After the testimony of four experts and a review of more than 70 scientific articles and books, in September 2006, a justice in State Supreme Court in Manhattan ruled that there was insufficient evidence to support the contention that mold … Continue reading
Llama farm becomes Mold Farm
This moldy house took two years of litigation with an award of $732,250 upheld against the seller of the house, destroyed a couple’s dream of a horse farm, and broke up a marriage If you’re in California, you might want … Continue reading
Mold Beware, Zena’s Back Home
The 7-year-old specially trained Belgian Malinois named Zena who has spent six years sniffing out toxic mold went missing Tuesday but there’s a happy ending. 13-year-old Allie Burwell found the lost dog and returned it to its Port Angeles home. … Continue reading
Nevada: Unsound Health Dept Building
Mrs Daniel Pauluk who filed a federal lawsuit in 2007 claiming the building is responsible for her husband’s death also claims that the unsafe building that killed her husband was also infested with mold. A structural engineering study showed the … Continue reading
Question the Courts
Because many apartment dwellers claim to suffer from various medical illnesses resulting from mold, these adverse health effects of mold frequently end up in courts. Just last week, a lower court decision dismissing a plaintiff’s mold personal injury claim against … Continue reading