Types Of Mold
February 22nd 2011 Posted at Black Mold
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A Closer Look On The Different Types Of Mold
Do you know that there are so many mold species that exists and not all types of mold are safe for us? Molds come in many color and the most common color that we can see are green and whitish. We can find it anywhere especially on organic materials. Molds are generally risk-free if not ingested or touched but that depends on the classification of the mold you found.
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Molds are organisms that commonly grow on edible materials such as the food that were already spoiled. Try keeping bread exposed to environmental air and the next day, you are sure to find some greenish growth on the bread’s surface and it smells bad. Those are molds and if they are growing on food, that food will be unsafe for eating and so it should be thrown away.
If you try to eat those foods that have mold growths, you will surely get sick. Sometimes, molds are so microscopic that you won’t know that it is already growing on the bread you just ate. Sometimes, you will be able to detect that there is growth of the organism on the food you just ate because the flavor and that taste of the food is bad.
There are three common classifications of molds. The first one is the pathogenic of infectious molds and by its name, it causes infection. This highly infects those people that have low immune system and at times, are already sick. To do away with the molds under this classification, it is important that it will be determined beforehand so that it will be removed.
The second classification is the allergenic ones. This type is usually not a great threat to health. It will cause some allergic on people who’ve had contact with it. The usual allergic reaction is asthma and rashes on the skin. These molds can be found at home and they can be removed to prevent causing allergic reaction.
The last classification is the toxic ones and these are extremely fatal and dangerous. It must be removed at ones to prevent causing problems. This usually comes in the black color that is why they are easy to identify at times. If you happen to find this type at home, be sure to have it removed.
Now that you have learned the different classification, you’re next questions would probably be, “how to get rid of mold?”. The answer will be to look for products in the market that are made to kill or get rid of the organism. You can also hire some molds removal services to come to your house and do the cleaning services.
If you see different types of molds at home growing on carpets, cloth, window frames, wood, etc. Be sure to remove it. If you want to determine what type of mold is growing in your house materials, you can buy tester kits. This will help you identify the classification and type of mold so that you will know how to eliminate it. This is very helpful especially if you found toxic molds. Before it can harm you or your family, you can remove it at once when you see it growing in your home.
