By guest blogger, Jennifer East Mold is a common toxin, present to some degree in up to 70% of US buildings, and a rise in extreme weather events including flooding is causing even more homes to be affected by potentially harmful fungal growths. Mold thrives in any damp area of a building home and, if… Read More
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11 Ways to Prevent Basement Mold Growth
While mold can grow just about anywhere in the home, it thrives in damp, dark environments. These particular conditions make the basement an ideal breeding ground for mold and mildew. Unfortunately, as soon as mold spores crop up and start to spread, they can be extremely difficult to get rid of. That’s why it’s essential… Read More
TAKE HOLD: Everything You Need to Deal with MOLD!
We’ve discussed mold before in a past post (Got Mold?), on The Suzanne Show and on The Doctors (watch below). There are at least 1,000 species of mold that are common in the U.S. The four most common species found in homes include: Cladosporium, Penicillium, Alternaria and Aspergillus. Mold in your home is a serious… Read More
Ron & Lisa Discuss Mold Dangers on The Suzanne Show
Mold. It ain’t pretty. On this episode of Home Green Home on The SUZANNE Show on Lifetime TV, Ron and Lisa Beres discuss how common mold and microbial growth is in both homes and schools in the U.S. today. If fact, more than 100,000 species of mold exist in the world; 1,000 of which are… Read More
Mold at Home
September is Mold Awareness Month and time to tune in to your senses. If you smell a musty-mildew odor or have experienced headaches, nasal irritation, dizziness, fatigue, nausea or allergic responses (including hay fever, asthma and irritation of the eyes, nose, throat or lungs) but can’t locate the source – you could be breathing in a high… Read More