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Q.
I have an air conditioner that leaks water,
which we catch in a bucket. Today I walked by the area, which is wet from
a day or so ago when we let the bucket overflow. There was a few dots of
bright yellow substance on top of the carpet. I asked my child if he had
been eating something with mustard on it, because it looked just like
mustard, but he said no, so I had let my cats in and thought they were the
ones at fault. I put them out and in like 2 hours it was back again and
also in another spot. The "bright yellow substance" smells peculiar and it
so nasty... makes me want to throw up and I have a stomach of steel. I
have been researching moulds, but I have yet to find anything on a yellow
mould.
[August 6, 2003]
A.
There are almost a
million different species of
mould, with almost all colors of the rainbow being the color of some
mould or another. Yellow mould is common. To know what mould it is, you
would need to collect a sample of the mould for mould identification by a
certified mould laboratory. The most important step you can take to
determine whether or not you have a
mould problem in your home is to
mould test the air of every room, plus the attic air, basement or
crawl space air, and the air flow out of all heating/cooling duct
registers for the possible presence of elevated levels of
airborne mould spores, which, if present, would indicate a mould
problem, especially if the mould colony counts exceed the outdoor control
test you do. For a thorough mold inspection and mold testing of your
entire home or office, hire a Certified Mold Professional by
visiting:
Certified
Mould Inspector.
To find a
Certified Mould Inspector
or Remediator
in your area, or to
be trained and certified as a mould inspection, testing, remediation, and
mould prevention expert, please visit:
Mould Professional. |
