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Unkown organic susbstances

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Home Inspector with Safe At Home Inspections,Inc.

Hello to all

I have been seeing more unknown organic substances (aka) possible mold recently. I just want everybody to know that you can get ill if you are exposed. Minimum protection is 3M model #8210 dust mask and they are available at all Home improvement centers. Mold is not always the end of the world. In alot of cases it can be re mediated. Just everyone be careful. I did get sick last year I just popped my head in a real wet crawlspace that looked like it had possible mold,and I did not have a mask on it could not have been more that 15 seconds and that night I felt like I was getting a cold,then for the next month I was just coughing and I was congested. It finally did go away but from then I always mask up for sure. So I am hoping everyone else is doing the same if they might even think there could be mold. Remember a $2.00 mask can save you from a month of coughing

 later

Jeff

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Josh Robbins
AirMD - Orlando, FL

Jeff,

Great points!  Mold is no joke.  It is best to err on the side of caution with mold. If you have any doubts, I would talk to an environmental evaluator about having a mold inspection / mold test performed!

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Mar 07, 2011 06:54 AM