Black mold is not a specific type of house mold. The color black is just the common color of many different types of molds often found in our homes. Why do they form? It’s all about moisture. If damp or wet conditions are allowed to exist in a house mold can start to form. Please examine the chart below to find potential sources of house mold.

You see, the problem associated with mold is not what you can see on the outside of a wall, ceiling, or even woodwork. It’s what you cannot see, such as inside the wall cavity itself, above ceilings, inside air ducts, or even behind woodwork.

Mold can grow and thrive within most any environment, and does not require much in the way of “help” from human beings. Poor ventilation in most cases is the cause of mold. Especially in and around rooms wherever moisture happens to accumulate, such as the kitchen and bathroom areas. Another area is the laundry room where ductwork (to exhaust warm air out of dryer) may be defective or damaged. The point here being is that wherever moisture can be, the possibility of mold development can be as well.

Symptoms of Black Mold Poisoning

Many of the symptoms related to toxic black mold are simply too numerous to mention. Some of the most recognizable, however, would be the following:

• Allergy-type symptoms
• Blood pressure irregularities
• Chronic fatigue
• Dark urine
• Diarrhea
• Dizziness
• Fever
• Excessive itching around the eyes, nose, mouth, skin
• Metallic taste in mouth
• Nose Bleeds
• Puffy, droopy eyes
• Ringing in the ears
• Chronic sinusitis

A severe case of toxic black mold poisoning can be very dangerous and would need medical attention immediately. If you live in an apartment (or house), or know of someone who might live in a place with mold, seek to have a specialist remove black mold infestation before it can take root.

Removing Black Mold

The most effective way of getting rid of mold, is to simply cut out the infected wallspace (drywall), and replace with a new drywall section.

Now, I know that might seem a bit drastic (and costly) for many people, but it really is the most effective method to completely eradicate any trace of mold.

How To Clean Mold

If you don’t want to go to that much trouble, you can try cleaning it off. But you should be careful with some of the old ways of cleaning off black mold.

The Myth Surrounding Chlorine-Bleach-and-Water Remedy

For years, one of the popular remedies in removing black mold is the notion that ordinary bleach and water will effectively kill mold for good. The problem with this remedy, however, is that it does not work!

Why is that?

Well, let’s look at some reason’s why:

• Chlorine bleach is too diluted to effectively kill mold unless the mold is sitting on top of a hard surface such as a kitchen counter-top.
• The components that make up chlorine bleach basically prevents it from penetrating deep into porous materials such as drywall and wood. It just sits on the surface.

Mold, however, has protected enzyme roots that grow deep inside the porous materials. So, when you apply the chlorine bleach-mixed-with-water solution to the porous surface, the only thing penetrating into the material is water, while the chlorine remains on the surface, and basically evaporates into the air. This results in partially treated black mold remediation. In other words, the black mold will eventually come back.

It may look for a time that the mold was effectively killed off, but you’ll notice that the hard-to-kill mold eventually reappears.

For removing black mold infestation, don’t go the standard “bleach and water” route. I recommend you contact a Professional that will permanently kill black mold fungi spores wherever you need it eradicated.

When The Mold Problem Becomes Too Big

For serious contamination problems in regard to removing black mold, you might want to consider getting experienced contracting help, to permanently and completely Eliminate Toxic Materials or Mold.

Do whatever is necessary in removing black mold, as this can become a dangerous situation for you and anyone else living (or working) in an environment with heavy contamination. It really is best to let experts come in and suggest to you what might be the best course of action to take.