Microbiology Associated with Water Damage

12/8/2015 (Permalink)

Exposure to ideal conditions and failure to timely and professionally treat a water issue causes mold infestation in this home in Hamlin, Pa.

Controlling and subsequently eliminating the growth of mold during and after completion of restoration is a vital component of total water damage restoration. Prolonged exposure to excessive moisture enables microbes to flourish. If a water damaged environment is not promptly restored, many environmental microbes, such as odor causing bacteria and fungi, will colonize, grow and amplify on building materials. These microbes will eventually contaminate the indoor air and may cause health effects.

Mold spores are microscopic and have no odor. bacterial action on the wastes excreted by mold gives off the odor. It is also the waste that becomes visible.

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