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After Humans, the Mold Begins

February 15, 2011

When it comes to deconstructing human civilization, mold is Mother Nature’s first line of offense. Mold is a decomposer. It consumes and breaks down materials that are dead, and thus, must be recycled back into the ecosystem. It is absolutely natural. But it is not in the best interest of our homes.

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Mold Designing Traffic Routes For Us

January 21, 2011

To determine just how efficient a mold-designed traffic network will be, researchers ran a test against a preexisting model: Tokyo’s train network. On a map of Japan, bits of food were placed in a pattern representing major cities. The larger the city, the bigger the oat flake was used in its representation. Then, researchers impregnated the Physarum polycephalum mold on the flake representing Tokyo. Finally, they played the waiting game.

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Mold Conspiracy in California

January 12, 2011

When James Marmon started working in the building in 2007, he noticed red Xs on the floor mats. Only weeks later did he find out why. Mr. Marmon had stepped into a moldy office that was causing employees a range of symptoms from extreme fatigue to nosebleeds. There were rumblings of inspections and investigations into the air quality, but not enough action was taken. Several other employees have complained with respiratory concerns and filed workers’ compensation claims with the union.

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Mold Scam: Beware the Coupon

December 17, 2010

After 30 complaints to the Better Business Bureau, they conducted a year-long investigation into the air conditioning duct cleaning industry. Their findings were based on seven shoppings covering six different companies.

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Wise Alderman Warns About Mold

December 10, 2010

Milwaukee has nearly 6,000 unoccupied homes that are owned by the bank. “If no one is checking on these properties,” pleads Alderman Michael Murphy, “mold could start growing aggressively, and if that happens, the city could be forced to condemn them.”

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The Haunted Mold House of Bay Ridge

October 21, 2010

The legend has a few facts correct. The house does belong to Frank Landy, who is actually still alive. He and his wife were known to have screaming matches that would wake up the neighborhood. The couple divorced in the 90s and both vacated the house. Landy refused to sell the house at the time since he did not want half of the sale to go to his soon-to-be ex-wife.

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Summer Mold in the Windy City

August 26, 2010

But studies have shown that if you typically come down with what is colloquially called “hay fever” during these allergy seasons then it was likely a condition that developed in childhood. Long-term exposure to allergens, like mold, pollen, and dust cause children to develop an overly-sensitive immune system. This causes an inflammatory reaction when exposed to allergens later on in life.

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Mold Remediation Goes to the Dogs

July 10, 2009

Mold sniffing dogs can point us to the location of mold without having to tear apart a building at random (which should never be done anyway), thus saving on repair costs. One website advocating mold sniffing dogs is also quick to remind us that dogs are honest because they work for food and love, and not profits.

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Mold and Spring Cleaning

June 20, 2009

You might find mold in growing in dark, damp, poorly-ventilated areas like bathrooms, closets, basements, laundry rooms, and crawlspaces. Mold could be found under sinks, around tubs and showers, on windowsills. Mold is pretty easy to identify; check for any wet, spongy, discoloration – usually white, green, or black.

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Mold Prevention in Home Design

April 19, 2009

Because of organic materials, air-tight structures, and careless construction practices, new homes are often moldier than old homes. But, in addition to fixing these problems, you can incorporate mold and moisture resistance into the design of your home. Here are some things you may want to pay extra for to prevent mold problems in the future:

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