Guest guest Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Hi , I just was wondering if at altitude, since UV radiation is stronger, maybe that also is playing a role. UV radiation degrades spores and mycotoxins, right? Anyway if you do that experiment, it would be helpful to many of us who might like to keep some items, and if they could be restored at a high altitude in just 3-6 months instead of several years, we might even pay someone to store them! I just have a hunch storing them outside in a dry desert climate at high altitude is the best. Maybe my hotel room got moldy in the rainy weather, that's a point. I don't know. Being so sensitive now I am so hyper aware of all the relatively toxic places around (in looking for an apt). Many many places have mold that residents and agents seem unaware of but I can smell the instant I walk in. Others are built with cheap new construction material that is toxic and still offgassing. HVAC systems in hotels and residential apartment buildings are simply *not* cleaned out well if at all. Some townhomes and homes have gas furnaces in closets in the home itself, and/or gas stoves with a faulty pilot light I can smell when I walk in. It's amazing. Now that I'm so aware because of MCS, I would say 90% of homes are toxic in one way or another. I bought a used netbook here and when I walked into the people's home I sat down and looked around and said, " This is amazing. Your home has no mold and no chemical toxins. " The wife nodded vigorously and told me it took them six months to find this home. Her son has asthma and she had to find a nontoxic place. She was very aware. Interestingly, it was a raised ranch home, so that the basement could have good air circulation. Which makes me realize there are ways to build a home so that it is not vulnerable to much mold at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Yes, this is obviously true, in rainy weather because it is 100% humidity outside, indoor humidity and humidity in wall cavities can go up and you would be more exposed to mold, but not outside. Rainy should wash air out and right after a rain should be best time to be outside, particles should have been washed out of air. --- In , " cocopollyphenol " <cocopollyphenol@...> wrote: > > Maybe my hotel room got moldy in the rainy weather, that's a point. I don't know. Being so sensitive now I am so hyper aware of all the relatively toxic places around (in looking for an apt). Many many places have mold that residents and agents seem unaware of but I can smell the instant I walk in. Others are built with cheap new construction material that is toxic and still offgassing. HVAC systems in hotels and residential apartment buildings are simply *not* cleaned out well if at all. Some townhomes and homes have gas furnaces in closets in the home itself, and/or gas stoves with a faulty pilot light I can smell when I walk in. It's amazing. Now that I'm so aware because of MCS, I would say 90% of homes are toxic in one way or another. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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