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Testing For Mold

Before you can begin to determine any response to your situation, you must do definitive tests to determine whether mold is really present, though perhaps unseen. Also, what are the levels compared to the outside air, and what types of mold may be involved?

What kinds of tests are there? Which ones give valid answers? Who is qualified to interpret test results?

Where Do I Begin?

Written by Andrea |

You suspect mold in your home. You and/or someone in your family have symptoms which are baffling doctors. Where do you start? I will offer a layperson's answer based on our family's experience.

Consider an air test. Mold plates found in hardware stores do not "pull" the air and provide only a limited picture of your air. A toxic mold issue can easily be missed when using this product. You can also consider an ERMI (Environmental Relative Moldiness Index). Both an air test and ERMI will require a hygienist.

Expect to pay between 250 - 500 dollars. This is often a stumbling block but this can save you thousands of dollars later. Our family's story is proof of this.

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Testing For Mold

Where Do I Begin?