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MOLD TERMS & MOLD
TERMINOLOGY
Allergen :
Any substance, such as
pollen, mold or animal dander, that can trigger allergic
response in humans and pets.
Antimicrobial
Coating:
After all moldy building materials have been removed & the
area has been cleaned and disinfected with a fungicide, an
antimicrobial coating is sprayed onto the mold-free
surfaces & new replacement building materials to protect
them against future mold growth.
Use a
Mold
Home Remedy Recipe.
Chain of Custody:
A mold laboratory form which is completed by the Certified
Mold Inspector
or property owner
who collects the mold samples to record the details of
the mold
sampling work done,
and to document both the transfer of custody of the mold
samplings directly from the inspector to the mold lab, &
their receipt by the mold analysis lab.
Dormant Mold:
Mold that is inactive and awaiting future moisture and
food to begin mold reproduction & growth.
Fungicide:
An effective, safe, and quick indoor mold killer and mold
disinfectant.Use
a Mold
Home Remedy Recipe.
Fungus:
A
parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll, a rigid cell
wall, leaves, true stems & roots. Multicellular. Composed
of thread- like hyphae. Reproduces by spores.
Hyphae:
Fungi usually are filamentous, with the single filaments
being termed hyphae. Fungal hyphae grow and branch to make
a filament network [mycelium].
Mold Allergy.
Human allergic reaction [such as skin rashes, open sores,
and respiratory problems] from exposure to airborne mold
spores & indoor mold growth. Learn all about available
medical mold diagnostic and treatment procedures for mold
allergies in the in depth ebook
Mold Health Guide.
Mold Analysis Laboratory:
A scientific mold lab or
microbiology laboratory that specializes in, or provides,
the analysis, identification, and quantification of mold
species from mold samples and samplings.
Mold Decontamination
and
Mold Detoxification:
Safe, effective & total removal of mold spores & mold
growth from buildings & personal possessions.
Mold
Training
and
Mold Education:
Mold instruction, education, & certification at a
professional toxic mold school, mold class, mold seminar,
or mold course for mold inspection, mold testing, mold
remediation, mold removal, mold prevention, and mold
business practices.
Mold Inspection:
The thorough physical examination of a building by a
Certified Mold Inspector.
Mold inspection is done
to find & locate visual & hidden mold growth & water
problems that enable mold spores to grow into mold colony
infestations. Mold inspection includes mold testing & mold
laboratory analysis of collected mold samples and
samplings. Certified mold inspection and mold tests
are often necessary to file a toxic mold
insurance claim.
Mold Inspector:
A mold professional who has been specially trained in the
detection of toxic mold contamination in homes, condos,
apartments, offices, & commercial buildings. The mold
expert inspector utilizes high-tech inspection devices
such as moisture meter [to find water problems hidden
inside walls, ceilings, and floors], fiber optics [to look
inside walls & ceilings for mold infestation], timed mold
culture plate impactor, air sampling pump & cassettes, &
hygrometer [to check for the high level humidity that mold
can grow in].
Mold Investigation:
Advanced, in depth mold inspection and mold tests to find
all mold infestation inside a building. See
Certified Toxic Mold
Investigator.
Mold Lawyer:
An environmental attorney, environmental lawyer, or mold
attorney who specializes in prosecuting or defending
mold-related legal problems and lawsuits.
Mold Maintenance:
Mold prevention requires effective and regular building
mold maintenance to prevent roof leaks, water leaks, water
problems, mold-causing high humidity, and toxic mold
growth.
Mold
or
Mold:
A fungus that eats and grows on and in damp or high
moisture or decaying organic matter. Synonym:
mold.
Mold Remediation:
The safe, complete killing & removal of mold spores &
mold colony growth from mold contaminated homes and other
buildings. Effective mold remediation requires the
removal of mold-damaged building materials and the use of
a fungicide to kill mold and an antimicrobial coating to
prevent future mold growth.
Mold removal is
done by a
Certified Mold Remediator or
Certified Mold Contractor.
Mold Remediator: A
mold professional who has been specially trained as a mold
remediation specialist for toxic mold detection, mold
decontamination, mold inspection, mold testing, mold
sampling, mold investigation, mold prevention, mold remediation, mold
removal, and gives relevant mold solutions.
Mold Report:
A written presentation from a
Certified Mold Inspector
to his client of his physical building inspection
findings & mold sampling mold lab results, detailed
analysis thereof, and recommendations for specific mold
remediation & removal steps required to remove any mold
problem documented in the mold report.
Mold Spore:
A small reproductive cell that is resistant to unfavorable
environmental conditions such as no water, & is capable of
mold reproduction fungal growth when water & organic
materials to eat exist.
Mold Test Kit.
Do-it-yourself sampling of room & HVAC air, & physical
sampling of visible mold growth into easy-to-use
mold
culture plates for
mold lab
identification. Buy mold test kits at a large hardware
or home improvement store.
Mold Testing:
Collection by a
Certified Mold Inspector
of direct physical samples of visible mold and of indoor
air samples in rooms, attic, crawl space, basement, &
heating & air conditioning equipment & ducts, so that the
mold samplings can be grown by a mold lab in
mold culture plates
[viable mold testing] to produce full- grown mold colonies
for mold lab
analysis and mold species
identification by the mold laboratory.
Toxic Black Mold:
A fungus that emits chemical mycotoxin poisons that become
airborne & cause serious human health diseases. Toxic mold
& black mold are brain-damaging
Stachybotrys toxic
mold [often misspelled Stachybotris].
Viable mold test:
Immediate microscopic analysis of
the collected substance to determine: (1) whether it is
mold or not; (2) if mold, how many mold spores are present
in sample; & (3) where possible, to identify the
few mold species that can be visually identified
without the highly accurate
viable
mold lab analysis done after 5-7 days' mold culture plate
growth.
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Toxic
Mold Inspection, Mold Testing