Guest guest Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Close enough, Barb! I'll quibble on some details but generally correct. Carl Grimes Healthy Habitats LLC ----- Emphatic yes. Thats why they say killing mold colonies is not good. Mold dies, dries up, breaks into tiny particles that are more dangerous than the mold spores were. (Although breathing in alot of mold spores can cause serious health problems too). Killing mold spores w disinfectant on kitchen surfaces, or spores floating through air like most air has is not a problem because there isn't the 'volume' as killing a mold colony. I think I have that right, Carl? > > Fragments of mold and other wet buidling material nasties... > > Do they become too small for a hepa filter to grab? > > Thanks... > > Robin > ---------- The following section of this message contains a file attachment prepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format. If you are using Pegasus Mail, or any other MIME-compliant system, you should be able to save it or view it from within your mailer. If you cannot, please ask your system administrator for assistance. ---- File information ----------- File: DEFAULT.BMP Date: 16 Jun 2009, 0:10 Size: 358 bytes. Type: Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Close enough from me also. However, do not forget that live colonies also fractionate producting small particulates. The older the colonies the greater the fractionation. Jack Thrasher, Ph.D. Toxicologist, Immunotoxicologist, Fetal toxicologist Cell - 575-937-1150 Cell-Thrasher Crawley, M.ED., LADC Trauma Specialist Cell -775-309-3994 www.drthrasher.org >>> From: grimes@... Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:31:56 -0600 Subject: Re: [] Re: Fragments Close enough, Barb! I'll quibble on some details but generally correct. Carl Grimes Healthy Habitats LLC ----- Emphatic yes. Thats why they say killing mold colonies is not good. Mold dies, dries up, breaks into tiny particles that are more dangerous than the mold spores were. (Although breathing in alot of mold spores can cause serious health problems too). Killing mold spores w disinfectant on kitchen surfaces, or spores floating through air like most air has is not a problem because there isn't the 'volume' as killing a mold colony. I think I have that right, Carl? > > Fragments of mold and other wet buidling material nasties... > > Do they become too small for a hepa filter to grab? > > Thanks... > > Robin > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 I think you make a good point. Five years ago I found mold around all 15 windows in the mobile home I was living in for 8 yrs. I called the state Dept of Health, was told to fill a 1-gallon jug with water and add 1 teaspoon bleach. That began my 2-year nightmare-- the moving around and going though a large chunck of my retirement savings.  I put some water-bleach misture into a spray bottle and sprayed it lightly on the mold around all the windows as the man had said. Before I could go around wiping the mold, the fumes from it caused the usual symptoms-- headache, burned my eyes, mouth, throat, irritated my stomach & lungs, coughing. I could not live there anymore. Even 4 mos later when I went in, I got the same symptoms so I gave up on the house. During that 4-month period a few friends and other people were in there for an hour or 2 at a time-- most were aware of nothing, the others said they smelled something but did not get symptoms.    Killing mold is dangerous to me, and it may be to other people on this site, I know that was how Diane was made sick, by trying to blleach mold. When the spores, or a colony (mold you can see) feels a threat, they release toxin and MVOC' s. These can very much effect your health, even in small amounts, and in large amounts make you very sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 That is still the standard from RC, FEMA, HD, and other agencies that respond in the event of a natural disaster. People still think that works and they are not being educated about it. These agencies and spreading bad news after a disaster. I got one of these clean-up kits (NOT HELP from any agnecy) from them. I refused the clorox and other disinfectants. The mop and bucket are still there.  http://www.wfrv.com/news/local/-Red-Cross-delivers-cleanup-kits-in-Black-Creek-t\ o-fight-mold-after-flooding-98874299.html God Bless !! dragonflymcs Mayleen ________________________________ From: surellabaer <surellabaer@...> Sent: Tue, August 31, 2010 2:31:14 PM Subject: [] Re: Fragments  A Teaspoon! Are they insane! You need almost pure bleach or hydrogen peroxide to do any damage to mold. What you did was just make the mold wet again and activating it so it smelled. They should be ashamed of themselves! > I called the state Dept >of Health, was told to fill a 1-gallon jug with water and add 1 teaspoon >bleach. That began my 2-year nightmare-- the moving around and going though a >large chunck of my retirement savings. >  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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