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Environmentally Friendly Mold Remediation Techniques That Significantly Reduce Childhood Asthma➢ Removal should include all carpeting and furnishingsthat have, or had, visible mold growth or strong moldodors, or remained wet for longer than 48 hours and arenot easily cleanable.➢ Non-porous materials need to be thoroughly cleaned(including metal, ceramic tile, porcelain, glass, hardplastics, finished solid wood items, and concrete).➢ Porous items such as wall board and semi-porous itemssuch as pressboard cabinets and structural wood such asstuds should be discarded if they cannot be brought to"like new" condition by bleaching and encapsulating.Step 5. Paint wall cavity interiors with encapsulant. Reconstruct.Step 6. Clean as needed➢ Fabric furniture and carpeting should be HEPAvacuumed, shampooed or steam cleaned.➢ After remediation, bring air scrubbers into areas to becleaned, and with an electric leaf blower, air wash theentire indoor space including walls, ceiling, furniture,drapes.Step 7. Perform a final cleaning and drying of non-porous surfaces,including surfaces surrounding discarded porous materials.Step 8.➢ Damp wipe or dry wipe the cleaned materials (we like Swiffer)to remove any remaining contamination or soiling residue.Perform a thorough post-remediation evaluation anddocument work performed. Evaluate cleaning practicesusing previously identified evaluation methods to determineif clearance requirements have been satisfied.1 Component removal techniques involve enclosing or sealing the surfaces of whole assemblies,sections of building materials, furnishings in plastic or other impermeable materials beforeremoval. For example, wrapping, removing, and disposing of entire components of clothcubicles or entire sheets of wall board while they are in one piece.117