http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Daryl+Watters Opinions Daryl Watters Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=260982&ca=Opinions I have noticed that some mold inspectors web sites are mis-quoting articles like "Indoor Mold, Toxigenic Fungi, and Stachybotrys chartarum" and other similar scientific articles to support the belief that toxic molds poison people in their homes. A link to the article is listed below. It looks as if... Home Management Daryl Watters Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=258412&ca=Home+Management We humans have a lot more in common with molds than we realize. 1. Molds enjoy the same indoor temperatures that humans enjoy 2. Like humans they thrive in home environments that provide protection from intense direct ultra violet sunlight. 3. They share our taste in building materials, we like dryw... Home Management Daryl Watters Sun, 27 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=154213&ca=Home+Management During a typical mold investigation, one of the inspectors our first steps is to interview the client to determine specific details in regards to any known mold problems, any health complaints, or any known changes or defects at the subject property that may have resulted in mold or moisture problem... Home Management Daryl Watters Sun, 27 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=154221&ca=Home+Management Volatile organic compound also known as VOCs are common indoor pollutants composed of organic chemicals that evaporate into the air easily at room temperatures. VOCs often cause chemical odors, respiratory irritation, headache, and other indoor air quality related complaints. At certain high levels... Home Management Daryl Watters Sun, 27 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=154223&ca=Home+Management In hot humid climates, such as are encountered in tropical and sub tropical regions around the world proper humidity testing and control can be crucial to properly understanding and solving a mold problem. In fact many coastal homes in Florida and the South East experience mold problems in the absen... Home Management Daryl Watters Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=150286&ca=Home+Management I once received a call from a potential mold inspection client who feared that she may have hidden mold in her walls. She was concerned about possible hidden mold because a mold inspector told her that the ants observed in her property were a very likely sign of hidden "house mold" because ants eat... Home Management Daryl Watters Sun, 13 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=150271&ca=Home+Management Fungi are eukaryotic organisms, which means unlike bacteria they all have true cells with at least one nucleus in the cell and that nucleus is inside a nuclear membrane. The other cell organelles also are in membranes. Fungi are not photosynthetic like plants; thus, they cannot make their own food u... Home Management Daryl Watters Sat, 12 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=150266&ca=Home+Management Carbon Monoxide is a poisonous gas that is 250 times better at binding with hemoglobin in blood cells than is oxygen. If inhaled carbon monoxide will cause adverse health effects starting with dizziness, light headiness, shortness of breath, and nausea, exposure may also lead to sleepiness coma and... Home Management Daryl Watters Sat, 12 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=150267&ca=Home+Management Mold is and always has been a major contributor in building related illness. I have seen many clients who were ill as the result of living with mold. However, one must not overlook the possibility of other contributing factors such as cigarette smoke, non mold related bio-allergens such as cat and d... Home Management Daryl Watters Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=149928&ca=Home+Management Toxic black mold or stachybotrys is found by certified mold inspectors about 6% of the time in indoor air samples and about 1% of the time in outdoor samples. According to literature and according to this inspectors experience it grows almost exclusively on very wet cellouse containing materials inc...