Joe/Re: When to use an antifungal

September 5, 2010

Im saving this in my files Joe.. I feel 99.9% sure this is not an issue with my

parents cars though.. it was most likely the fact the tree was being cut down

along with all the landscarpe removal, dirt moving that most likely caused an

incrase in outdoor spore counts which was reflective in the car.

Now I know how important it is to get all the facts, though getting the facts

has been a very difficult process since I was not there.

My father is on a lot of medications and any one could have caused the kidney

issues.. too many variables to know unless we do a urine mycotoxin test and I

dont trust that one so much at this point. He's willing to take it and see what

shows up. Im waiting to order in mid sept when the prices go down.

Meanwhile, they plan to keep their house, hepa vac, damp wipe often and hope

that helps them enough. I cannot control them (keep trying and it doesnt work!)

and who knows, this may be fine for them.

Robin

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> May I suggest that you conduct this scientific experiment. Wait until it's a

rainy day. After the rain stops, and the outside of the car is completely dry,

open up the car door, and take the palm of your hand, and press down on the

floor carpeting in the front and back of the car. If the carpeting is sopping

wet, then there is mold growing in the car. You don't have to see the mold, or

test for the presence of mold. The water, and the carpet, and the heat of the

inside of your car [from sunlight] have produced a killer crop of mold. What has

happened to your car[and what happened to my father's car]is that the rainwater

has pooled between the carpeting and the metal floor underneath the carpeting.

The carpeting has acted as a " wick " , soaking up a steady supply of water, from

the reservoir of water, below the carpeting, and has provided a constantly wet

growth medium for mold. If you have made sure that you have not stepped inside

the car wearing wet shoes, you have discovered that there is an opening [not

visible] in the metal or rubber of the car, [caused by either rust or poor

construction of the car], through which rain has been getting inside the car

every time it rains. Your car has become the perfect mold farm, producing a new

crop of mold from every rainstorm.

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