Why Sample for Mold?
Finding and then cleaning up mold contaminants can result in
dramatic health improvements which may lead to:
- Higher Quality of Life!
- Increased Productivity!
- Lower Medical Costs!
- Higher Property Values!
- Less Potential for Litigation!
 Building Related Illness (BRI) and Sick
Building Syndrome (SBS) are terms used when acute health symptoms are experienced during
the occupancy of a building or home. Relief from these symptoms occurs after leaving the site.
Complaints may include headache; eye, nose or throat irritation; frequent cough, fatigue;
concentration difficulties; increased allergy symptoms; exacerbation of asthma; dermatitis;
frequent infections and/or stomach ailments.
Molds Have Often Been Implicated In
- Building Related Illnesses
- Sick Building Syndrome!
Molds are well known to cause respiratory ailments...
Several recent epidemiological studies reported positive associations between home dampness
and respiratory morbidity of occupants… Homes classified as damp tend to have higher
levels of fungi than those not so classified…Fungi are well known as sources for
allergens that cause allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, and extrinsic allergic alveolitis
(hypersensitivity pneumonitis)."
Verhoff, A. and H. Burge, June 1997. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and
Immunology 78: 544-554.
And may be related to other ailments...
A wide variety of symptoms have been attributed to the toxic effects of fungi. Symptoms, such
as fatigue, nausea, and headaches, and respiratory and eye irritation have been reported. Some
of the symptoms related to fungal exposure are non-specific, such as discomfort, inability to
concentrate, and fatigue.
New York City Department of Health Bureau of Environmental & Occupational
Disease Epidemiology, 1999. Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor
Environments.
“Diagnosis of fungal disease should be based on exposure
history, medical history and clinical findings. The prognosis appears good provided the
exposure can be stopped.”
Eckardt Johanning, MD, 1999
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