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mold sampling

Fuzzy Facts and Frustration

October 9, 2009

Unfortunately, the facts about mold are fuzzy, unclear, and often open to interpretation. At the same time, since our health, homes, and finances are at stake, our human bias is heavy, strong, and passionate. Fuzzy facts and human bias breeds a very frustrating environment when it comes to dealing with mold in our lives.

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Mold Scam Alert – Sample Loading

June 8, 2009

A sample loader can try to frighten you by saying that your personal belongings will be destroyed unless each one is tested to make sure it isn’t contaminated with mold. They may even show you how the sample showed a little residual mold to build up their case. A little mold is normal, and outdoor spore levels may be high anyway. Homes cannot be sanitized, sterilized, and 100 percent mold free all the time.

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Five Mold Sampling Methods

March 26, 2009

Bulk sampling is simply cutting a chunk out of or scraping a material infected with suspected mold. It’s easy to do and the mold is able to be cultured and identified. However, it does involve partially damaging whatever material the mold is growing on.

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‘House Cooking’ Scams Insurance Companies on Mold Claims

February 6, 2009

House cooking is a mold sampling trick used by unethical mold inspectors to make your house appear moldier than it actually is. The sample is accurate, and it actually comes from your house, but the circumstances in which it is produced have been changed to inflate the amount of mold in the air.

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