Q & A: Dealing with Mold Exposure
On October 14, 2007, a reader asked the following question:
Question: “I breathed in some mold… what should I do?”
Answer:
When dealing with mold remediation or clean up, personal protection and safety are extremely important.
Mold exposure can cause severe illness depending upon the amount of mold and time exposed.
Are you experiencing any side affects such as difficulty breathing, skin rash, or trouble seeing?
If so, definitely make an appointment with your doctor asap.
Depending upon the amount of exposure experienced, you might want to ask your doctor’s advice in any case. Remember for future reference to always wear Personal Protective Equipment.
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Joslyn from the MoldBlogger Team
I live in Jackson Wyoming, it is very dry here. I have found a white mold growing on my cloths in my closet. I didn’t relize it was mold until recently. At first I thought that my detergent wasn’t coming out of my cloths. I even throw away some black pants because I could never remove the white stains(mold). I need advise as what to do. I have had respertory problems for the past year. I know that I will not stay here. My problem is I live in an apartment and I know they will rent this out once I move. They laughted at me when I spoke to them about this problem. They said it was to dry here for mold to grow. I did show them my cloths with the mold on them. They didn’t seem to care. I would hate for someone to move in and have the same problems that I am having. Do you have advise as to what I can do to clear out this mold before I leave. Thank You for any advise you may have. Rhonda
Rhonda camp on December 29th, 2007Rhonda -
To start, we have written an informative article that gives directions on Removing Mold and the Smell from Clothing
As far as actually removing the problem before leaving your apartment, unless you can find the source of the mold problem, there is not a whole lot that you can do.
It is the responsibility of the land lord and owner to inform the new renters of the mold problem. They will eventually be forcedto deal with it if nothing is done now, though.
As long as you have submitted a report regarding the mold and done what you know how to the best of your ability, then there is nothing else that you can do.
Thank you so much Rhonda for your question and if you have any others please don’t hesitate to ask!
If anyone else has any responses to Rhonda’s question, please comment!:)
Joslyn from the MoldBlogger Team
Joslyn on January 2nd, 2008