Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Mark, There are several issues I have with the article including total spore counts, etc. In reply to your question about boric salts, they act as a desiccant to pests, causing them to die when taken in to their system. I am not sure boric salts are the best product to use in mold. My study of ocean buildings (buildings within a quarter mile of the ocean) their porous building materials tend to absorb salt air. This condition certainly complicates drying a wet building. Porous material’s equilibrium moisture content (EMC) is higher than one would expect in dry materials. I have been involved as an expert in several legal cases where mold grew because of the salt air adsorbed condition. You cannot separate salt air from porous building materials. When this occurs, moisture meters go crazy and they may not provide true and accurate moisture meter readings. Moffett ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ , This guy recommends Boric Salts? My experience with this material is that it can cause a mold problem indirectly. By absorbing moisture from the environment, it can keep a structure sufficiently moist to cause mold. I've seen this in some buildings that were treated with a product that had this material (for termites) in it and it caused a permanent moisture reading with my test equipment and some unusual staining on the walls and ceilings. Just thought you should know. Mark Moffett wrote: From: iequality [mailto:iequality ] On Behalf Of snk1955@... Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 11:41 AM To: iequality Cc: sickbuildings Subject: New Orleans, Heat, Mold Raises New Health Concerns Homepage > News Related To Story Video: Heat, Mold Spores Create Health Concerns Heat, Mold Raises New Health Concerns Rich Lenz POSTED: 4:10 pm CDT April 3, 2006 UPDATED: 8:26 pm CDT April 3, 2006 Email This Story | Print This Story NEW ORLEANS -- Record temperatures could lead to more mold growing in the Hurricane-Katrina affected areas. from the Center for Healthy Housing explained how the rising temperatures help the mold grow. “Once you get some heat on them and some moisture, that's going to help them bloom. You're going to get new eruptions of mold colonies in these homes,†explained . Currently, a “healthy home†has a spore count of about a 1,000 parts per cubic meter of air. “We're seeing over a million spore counts, in those homes when work's being done, so, those are extraordinary numbers,†said . Effects could range from a runny nose and a cough to significant consequences. Also, mold spores can " hitch a ride " when a person leaves their gutted homes or neighborhoods. “You need to have head covering so the mold doesn't get in your hair. You can carry mold all over the place into a clean environment in your hair,†said Randy son, a remediation expert. To make matters worse, steady winds and a lack of rain whip even more mold spores into the air, keeping them there. “These homes around here that have not been torn out and gutted, we need to work with the neighbors and make sure they're doing that because people are coming back and finishing their homes, but then they have neighbors who haven't done anything,†stated . Even after a house is gutted, bleach does not permanently kill the mold spores. The home should be treated with boric salts, which can be found at a chemical supply store and some hardware stores. Copyright 2006 by WDSU.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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