Indoor mold growth can and should be prevented or controlled by controlling moisture indoors. If there is mold growth in your home, you must clean up the mold and fix the water problem. If you clean up the mold, but don't fix the water problem, then, most likely, the mold problem will come back.
If you already have a mold problem - act quickly. Mold damages what it grows on. The longer it grows, the more damage it can cause. Who should do the cleanup depends on a number of factors. One consideration is the size of the mold problem.
If the moldy area is less than about 10 square feet less than roughly a 3 ft. Places that are often or always damp can be hard to maintain completely free of mold.
If there's some mold in the shower or elsewhere in the bathroom that seems to reappear, increasing ventilation running a fan or opening a window and cleaning more frequently will usually prevent mold from recurring, or at least keep the mold to a minimum. The tips and techniques presented in this section will help you clean up your mold problem. Professional cleaners or remediators may use methods not covered in this publication.
Please note that mold may cause staining and cosmetic damage. It may not be possible to clean an item so that its original appearance is restored. It is important to take precautions to limit your exposure to mold and mold spores. Renters: Report all plumbing leaks and moisture problems immediately to your building owner, manager, or superintendent. In cases where persistent water problems are not addressed, you may want to contact local, state, or federal health or housing authorities.
You can also contact your state health department. Is sampling for mold needed? In most cases, if visible mold growth is present, sampling is unnecessary. Since no EPA or other federal limits have been set for mold or mold spores, sampling cannot be used to check a building's compliance with federal mold standards.
Surface sampling may be useful to determine if an area has been adequately cleaned or remediated. Sampling for mold should be conducted by professionals who have specific experience in designing mold sampling protocols, sampling methods, and interpreting results.
You may suspect hidden mold if a building smells moldy, but you cannot see the source, or if you know there has been water damage and residents are reporting health problems. Mold may be hidden in places such as the back side of dry wall, wallpaper, or paneling, the top side of ceiling tiles, the underside of carpets and pads, etc.
Other possible locations of hidden mold include areas inside walls around pipes with leaking or condensing pipes , the surface of walls behind furniture where condensation forms , inside ductwork, and in roof materials above ceiling tiles due to roof leaks or insufficient insulation.
Investigating hidden mold problems may be difficult and will require caution when the investigation involves disturbing potential sites of mold growth.
For example, removal of wallpaper can lead to a massive release of spores if there is mold growing on the underside of the paper. If you believe that you may have a hidden mold problem, consider hiring an experienced professional. Biocides are substances that can destroy living organisms. The use of a chemical or biocide that kills organisms such as mold chlorine bleach, for example is not recommended as a routine practice during mold cleanup.
There may be instances, however, when professional judgment may indicate its use for example, when immune-compromised individuals are present. In most cases, it is not possible or desirable to sterilize an area; a background level of mold spores will remain - these spores will not grow if the moisture problem has been resolved. Messages: 2, Fungus growth is dependent on light intensity, relative humidity and temperature.
Control of these three factors can inhibit the growth. May 13, 5. Messages: 35, Faster than you want. If a camera is sitting around, take off the lens cap, open the aperture and set it in a position so that the lens gets sunlight in it. Then leave it there until it is time to use it again. May 13, 6. Messages: 21, Fungal nail infections are more common among people who are of lower socioeconomic background, older, male, diabetic, obese, immune deficient such as HIV or cancer , lacking personal hygiene, and environmental factors such as fungal contamination of swimming pools, public toilets and communal bathing facilities.
One of the problems with treating fungal nail infections is the fungus that causes it is difficult — if not impossible — to eliminate from the environment. These fungi thrive in warm, moist environments that you typically find in gyms, swimming pools, bathrooms, socks of unnatural fibres and enclosed shoes. Because fungal spores can remain viable for months in these environments, frequent exposure can increase the risk of infection and re-infection.
Fungal spores can be picked up in many ways — such as wearing shoes that harbour the organism, by walking barefoot in areas where the fungus is prevalent especially public showers and locker rooms , by wearing wet shoes or socks for long periods, through previous injury to the toe or toenail that opens a path for easy entry of the fungus, or by wearing improperly-fitting shoes.
Fungal infection occurs when the organism invades through an opening in the nail, meaning fungi will usually attack nails that are already damaged. After infection occurs, the growth of the fungi leads to mild inflammation, which causes the nail to thicken and the nail plate to detach from the nail bed. The space underneath the nail can then serve as a reservoir for bacteria and moulds, which can cause the nail to become discoloured.
Fungal nail infections and the resultant nail destruction can promote other sources of infection like cellulitis a bacterial skin infection and other forms of tinea, and aggravate foot problems resulting from other illnesses such as diabetes.
Diagnosis is usually confirmed by looking at nail clippings through a microscope or other tests before starting treatment. Treatment may not be required if the infection is minor. The severity is judged by looking at the degree of discolouration, nail thickening and pain.
These medications kill fungi by interfering with their cell membranes , which leads to their death. For more severe cases, oral antifungal medications might be required.
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