In order to help you understand the results of your EMMA test, information on organisms and/or mycotoxins found are described below along with links to reference sources. Note: Spore counts from A. versicolor, S. chartarum, C. globosum, Wallemia sebi and...
Go to: Fungi are major plant and insect pathogens, but they are not nearly as important as agents of disease in vertebrates, i.e., the number of medically important fungi is relatively low. Frank growth of fungi on animal hosts produces the diseases collectively...
Molds are usually not a problem indoors, unless mold spores land on a wet or damp spot and begin growing. Molds have the potential to cause health problems. Molds produce allergens (substances that can cause allergic reactions) and irritants. Inhaling or touching mold...
Mold Molds, or mould, are various fungi that cover surfaces as fluffy mycelia and usually produce masses of asexual, or sometimes sexual, spores. Mold is a growth of minute fungi forming on vegetable or animal matter, commonly as a downy or furry coating and...
Knowledge about air duct cleaning is in its early stages, so a blanket recommendation cannot be offered as to whether you should have your air ducts in your home cleaned. Duct cleaning has never been shown to actually prevent health problems. Neither do studies...
The drooping blades of a mold-covered ceiling fan are seen in a damaged house in the Lower Ninth Ward on December 24, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Credit: Ethan Miller Getty Images One of the biggest issues surrounding flooding after natural disasters is mold, a...
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