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The Effects of Black Mold Exposure
Just like standard mold, black mold can infest residences, commercial buildings, and facilities. This is especially true in damp areas where the mold can attach and grow. Black mold is especially dangerous and identifying it in the early stages may mean the difference in affecting the health of those who live or work inside.
What is Black Mold?
Black mold is a type of mold that appears quite dark, if not fully black in appearance. It gives off a musty, damp odor and ...
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E-Waste: Always A Problem
There are many different types of waste, but electronic waste, or e-waste, is generally harder to get rid of for a number of reasons.
What is E-Waste?
E-waste is a term applied to the waste created by discarded computers, mobile devices, servers, cameras, storage devices, and more. Once the electronic device is no longer needed, it tends to be difficult to get rid of because of the investment placed in such a device and the different disposal options that must be followed.
In other words, just ...
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The Damages of Floodwaters and Mold
The damage from floodwater caused by massive rainstorms and hurricanes can be substantial. However, once the storms have abated and the damage has been assessed, mold can appear and cause even more destruction.
How Mold Affects Homes Damaged by Floodwater
Mold is present even in the driest of climates, but it does not cause any damage until it is exposed to moist or wet surfaces and allowed to grow. The aftermath of hurricanes and massive rainstorms, which generate floodwater, represents the greatest danger ...
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Black Mold vs. Asbestos
Black mold and asbestos are two of the biggest dangers that may be present in your residence, building, or facility. If left unchecked, they may cause considerable damage to the health of those who live or work inside. However, despite the fact that both substances may be deadly, there are considerable differences between black mold and asbestos.
What is Black Mold?
Mold is a common fungus that is found in practically every structure. However, it does not present a threat until it attaches ...
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Toxic Mold Syndrome and Its Effects on the Brain
The effect of mold on residences, buildings, and facilities is well-known. When uninhibited, mold can spread quickly, consume organic materials, weaken structures, and in some cases, cause buildings to become so fragile that they are condemned.
However, a lesser known effect of mold is the health of those who live or work inside structures that have been invaded by mold. The condition known as toxic mold syndrome is relatively rare, but real. Every year, it affects thousands of people, and the results ...
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Asbestos Deaths Remain a Public Health Concern
Decades after asbestos was banned from being used in the construction of residences, commercial buildings, and facilities, people are still dying from exposure today. Mesothelioma, a cancer which is caused by long-term exposure to asbestos, is still claiming lives despite the fact that the substance has been banned from new construction and removed from thousands of buildings starting in the late 1970s.
While most people who succumb to mesothelioma were exposed decades ago, there are still younger people who are dying from ...
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