http://ehswire.com/2009/09/mold-damage/ Views and news about environmental, occupational health & safety Mon, 07 May 2012 13:59:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://ehswire.com/2009/09/mold-damage/comment-page-1/#comment-1104 Dale Wilson Mon, 17 May 2010 17:39:30 +0000 http://ehswire.com/?p=660#comment-1104 It is hard to comment on your specific situation without seeing it. Mold on bathroom tile grout, in shower stalls, and on bathtubs is a common occurrence. Usually you can control this type of growth through frequent use of household cleaners. If it cannot be controlled then please realize that the mold growth is a symptom of a underlying condition. For this to be happening there must be an something causing the building materials to get wet, and consequently enabling mold to grow. In a bathroom this could be a pipe leaking inside of a wall or floor cavity or excessive humidity caused by insufficent ventilation. Can I suggest you look at http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.shtml to see what cleanup you maybe able to handle on your own or if you need to hire an expereinced remdiation firm. It is hard to comment on your specific situation without seeing it. Mold on bathroom tile grout, in shower stalls, and on bathtubs is a common occurrence. Usually you can control this type of growth through frequent use of household cleaners. If it cannot be controlled then please realize that the mold growth is a symptom of a underlying condition. For this to be happening there must be an something causing the building materials to get wet, and consequently enabling mold to grow. In a bathroom this could be a pipe leaking inside of a wall or floor cavity or excessive humidity caused by insufficent ventilation. Can I suggest you look at http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.shtml to see what cleanup you maybe able to handle on your own or if you need to hire an expereinced remdiation firm.

]]> http://ehswire.com/2009/09/mold-damage/comment-page-1/#comment-1088 emumnecorkema Tue, 11 May 2010 17:12:25 +0000 http://ehswire.com/?p=660#comment-1088 Thank you for the good info here. Are you familiar with anything regarding black mold? We have some in our bathroom and I am wondering if it could actually be making us sick. We've removed it many times using various cleaners but nothing seems to help. I read online somewhere else that black mold can cause you to have allergic reactions to things that you were never allergic to before black mold exposure. Any ideas as to black mold treatment and/or how to get rid of it for good? Thanks. Thank you for the good info here. Are you familiar with anything regarding black mold? We have some in our bathroom and I am wondering if it could actually be making us sick. We’ve removed it many times using various cleaners but nothing seems to help. I read online somewhere else that black mold can cause you to have allergic reactions to things that you were never allergic to before black mold exposure. Any ideas as to black mold treatment and/or how to get rid of it for good? Thanks.

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