Decon-shield. Remediation of cross contaminated house?

October 24, 2010

Ok so seems ive definately cross contaminated as there is a spot next to the

heater where i always sit that i now get symptoms at, mainly my sinuses are

irritated, itchy crawling skin, sore tonsils, itchy eues. So if contaminated

houses can be remidiated cant this one? There is no mould actually growing. Why

do people flee from house to house when remdiation is possible. Wouldnt it be

much easier to remediate a cross contaminated house? There was some black mould

growing on the blinds here and on the bathroom ceiling. There may be some

bacteria under the stove as it probably hasnt beem cleaned for years, there was

also mould growing in a teapot. One these are all gone cant we remedoate or is

it just not possible for the very sensitive? How is remediation done, ozone,

fogging sprays?? There is a company here in australia that claim to be able to

eradicate mould with a fogging spray that is harmless. A local distributer gave

me a free sample and the msds and i do not seem to react to it.

I think its also known as this:

http://www.21stglobal.com/scientific.htm

Decon-Shield comes in concentrate used as hyper-wetting hog or spray, destroys

all BW organisms including

weapons grade anthrax, and all other single celled organisms such as Golden

Staph, Klebsiella, fungi, and viruses, etc., via a

minute positive charge

They charge about 180 to do a house and say they have a 99% success rate. Though

of course im not a routine case..

There is also and ausyralian company who use tea tree oil for hvacs, thoughts?

We dont have air con but was thinking of using the tea tree oil when i buy a

used car just to be on the safe side.

http://www.gelair.com.au/

October 24, 2010

khandalah,

You asked numerous questions for which the answers can be very complicated. (1)

People generally flee from house to house because they are reacting to

something. They might call it cross-contamination, and it might be. However,

because their systems have changed from exposures, these fleeing people might

also be reacting to chemicals, mycotoxins, hidden mold, bacteria, endotoxins,

and fragments of mold. (2) If a house is contaminated only due to

cross-contamination, remediation can generally be effective. This remediation

must be done by removing or cleaning contaminated items and addressing spores

and other fungal or bacterial propagules that have been transported throughout

the new dwelling. A thorough HEPA vacuuming and damp wiping of all surfaces is

necessary. Using compressed air to clean cracks and crevices might also be

warranted as long sufficient make-up air and HEPA-filtration is introduced. (3)

Ozone or fogging of chemicals is a waste of money and can cause more harm than

good. Ozone oxidizes organic compounds, creating intermediaries that are often

toxic. As a strong oxidizer, ozone exposure can harm people if they are

present during the process. Chemical fogging can cause adverse chemical

reactions and leave behind offensive odors. The fogging might cause airborne

particulate contaminants to deposit on horizontal surfaces, but they still need

to be HEPA-vacuumed and damp-wiped.

Connie Morbach, M.S., CHMM, CIE

sanit-air.com

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