Mold and Indoor Air Quality

What are molds and how are they harmful to a normal person whose house is infected with them? Well, to answer this in technical terms, mold is nothing but a living organism which belongs to the kingdom of fungi and feeds upon the dead and decaying matter present inside the environment. For a broader approach, molds are species of the fungi system present in the environment which should not be confused with plants or animals as they are not able to sustain their lifestyle in the sunlight due to their inhibition in the presence of UV rays which are an integral part of the sunlight on the other hand, plants depend upon the presence of sunlight for their survival whereas animals are usually not affected very greatly by the presence of sunlight.

The molds release spores into the air which can cause various problems in humans including dire symptoms and a number of diseases. These symptoms and diseases might also lead to the death of a person if ignored for long. Other than the general symptoms and infections, there are about 16 species of commonly found molds which are toxic to the human body, these molds release a substance known as mycotoxin which is toxic to the humans and can cause various mental and neurological disorders in humans and other diseases also such as cancer etc. these mental and neurological disorders may cause many problems such as memory loss, shortening of attention span, fogginess of the brain and many other problems. These problems can easily lead to the death of a person. The most dangerous mold is the Toxic Black Mold which can lead to very dangerous after effects even if it is present in small proportions inside the household of a person.

What is your best option to get rid of these molds? The best option for people residing in the Portland area is to contact this agency immediately and the experts will reach to your residence in no time and conduct a mold inspection which will lead to the determining of any and all the locations where molds are present in your home, this will also determine the reason behind the development of molds inside the house. These experts will also locate all the places where mold formation is going on even if that place is well hidden beyond the human visibility.