REMEDIATION AND ABATEMENT
OF FUNGI, FUNGAL MOULD, AND FUNGAL MILDEW IN NON HABITABLE
AREAS
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Founder, director and principal research scientist for the
Mycological Institute for the Study of Fungal Moulds in Human Habitation mycologicalinstitute.ath.cx ,
Mycologist FMHH, Counsellor at Law(NON-ATTORNEY) Associate Scientist and
Consultant for New Jersey Mold Inspection
Services www.NJMoldInspection.com, Research Associate for
Product Development Corrview International, www.Corrview.com , Director for Program
Development Biometrics Inc. Environmental Consultant for East Coast Industries www.ECI-NDT.com
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ABSTRACT
Mold
investigators (“inspectors”) often diverge on the issue as
to what constitutes a significant mold presence and what
should be done about it. This question often
arises when there is a topical presence of a fungal growth that
does not present itself in what is considered a typical
setting for molds that may pose a potentially significant health
or property structural issue. In such
cases a critical decision is made that may result in
a foiled sale if the fungal activity observed is not recognized in
its proper context. This typically results in unneeded, unwarranted,
extensive and expensive “remediation and/or abatement”
procedures causing delay, expenses and often
unfounded fear in a buyer resulting in
lost sales. Some of the "molds" were actually
edible.
The investigator in this
review has noted in almost every instance where “mold”
was discovered in an attic or other uninhabitable areas where
extensive treatment and application of coatings were applied
this type of activity was clearly unwarranted and
resulted in ineffective efforts in the long term.
Herein is set forth a clear understanding what
constitutes a mold risk, what is not a risk and
the actions that can be taken if needed to be taken when a
fungal presence is noted in non habitable areas.
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10 Pages published
January 2005
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