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Environmentally Friendly Mold Remediation Techniques That Significantly Reduce Childhood AsthmaAnd when a mold problem may be too complex to be done with inhousestaff, we explain what to look for in professional services.Emphasis is on environmentally safe procedures that fully restorehomes, schools, or offices to “like new” condition…. both mold freeand chemical free. As a result, occupants, especially children, willexperience a significant reduction in mold related problems includingasthma and asthma like symptoms.Simply Killing Mold Does NOT Solve the ProblemRemediation contractors often focus on killing mold rather thancleaning. Cleaning means removing. Chemicals that kill mold oftenleave potentially harmful residues. Such residues can actually makeoccupants sicker than they were before the remediation.Mold that has been killed has the same toxicity and allergenicity asdoes live mold. The toxins and allergens are NOT killed ordeactivated when the mold is killed.According to the EPA, killing mold is not enough. The mold must beremoved in order to return the residence, school, or office to a healthfulenvironment. Not removing mold is a poor remediation technique.Please see Appendix E for a detailed presentation on non-toxiccleaning developed for us by Jim White, a noted authority in housingfor the chemically sensitive.How Do Health Problems Arise from Indoor Mold?Most people are not affected by even relatively high indoor levels ofmold growth, while mold-sensitive people, especially young childrenand the aged, can be irritated or even made ill by even a very smallamount of such growth.Health problems, when they do occur, can arise from touching mold,such as by sitting in a mold contaminated chair, or swallowing mold vianasal mucous or saliva as a result of being in mold contaminated air.Most commonly, mold-related health problems, however, are due to9