Category Archives: contamination
Toxic Mold in Seeds Are Possible Carcinogen
Sunflower seeds contain a toxin produced by mold that could increase health risk. Michigan State University researchers found that sunflower seeds, corn, peanuts, pistachios, and almonds contaminated with aflatoxin can contribute to liver cancer. Aflatoxin is considered as a potent … Continue reading
Damp Building Effect
The phrase toxic mold syndrome should be replaced by damp building effect, which refers to a well-documented effect. Mold is certainly part of the picture but doctors can’t always define if it is an allergy, mold toxin, or some other … Continue reading
Indoor Air Quality Experts
There is more than one thing involved in air quality. There are plenty of toxins out there. Indoor air quality can be affected by Carbon monoxide, radon, cigarette smoke, whatever toxins are floating around in the smoggy air outside your … Continue reading
Do you have mold?
You probably have mold if: You spell a moldy odor. You see mold. You have a water leak. You have had more rain that normal. You have had a flood in the past. You have condensation on your windows. You … Continue reading
Not so hidden mold
Maybe you’ve been the round with your doctors and can’t find the cause. Maybe there are terrible headaches, or nausea, or swollen faces, and you can’t figure out what it is. Maybe it is mold in your home. Tightly sealed … Continue reading
Mold Remediators Find Toxic Mold in Des Moines Basement
Extensive levels of four different dangerous toxic molds (Stachybotrys, Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Chaetomium mold species) were found on October 19, 2013, during the mold inspection and investigation of a suburban Des Moines residence. The mold growth was a large residential … Continue reading
Mold Found in Ice Machines at Multiple Restaurants
The Northeast Health District reports the following health inspection scores and some of those scores indicated high mold content in ice machines. KFC, 2150 Barnett Shoals Road, Athens Violation of: 4-2B. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized — Mold growth in … Continue reading
Parking lot possible over mold facility
The building and property has since been given to the parish, and former Terrebonne Parish Mental Health Center in Houma begins soon, but toxic mold inside is a concern. Beginning March 28, 23,000-square-foot building will be stripped of the toxic … Continue reading
Hardhit storm victims hit New York City Mold Inspection, NYC Mold Removal Companies Hard
Homeowners and mold removal companies are joining forces turning to Congress for assistance in meeting cleanup needs of the storm victims overwhelmed by hazardous waste, raw sewage contamination, and toxic mold problems across the city. Insurance companies are struggling to … Continue reading
PAPYRUS Signature Collection Frames Recalled Due to Risk of Exposure to Mold (3)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2012 Release #13-082 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (855) 730-7998 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983 PAPYRUS Signature Collection Frames Recalled Due to Risk of Exposure to Mold … Continue reading
PAPYRUS Signature Collection Red 17-Inch Decorative Trees Recalled Due to Risk of Exposure to Mold (2)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2012 Release #13-081 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (855) 730-7998 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983 PAPYRUS Signature Collection Red 17-Inch Decorative Trees Recalled Due to Risk of … Continue reading
Ornaments Recalled Due to Risk of Exposure to Mold (1)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2012 Release #13-080 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (855) 730-7998 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983 PAPYRUS Signature Collection Ornaments Recalled Due to Risk of Exposure to Mold … Continue reading
Stetson Town Office Closed for Mold
Stetson Fire Department and town library are now playing host to town clerks, code enforcement and the assessor after testing confirmed toxic mold in the the Stetson town office. “Unguaranteed” remediation quotes were around $120,000” The remediator sprayed the carpet, … Continue reading
Mold and Pipeline issues
There’s already a toxic mold soup in the Rockaways. Is it a bad thing or a good thing that a new chain of natural gas pipelines running from the Rockaway peninsula to Brooklyn has been delayed following Superstorm Sandy? Ask … Continue reading
Another Union Gap Mold Closing
The Union Gap Library will close on Friday, December 14, to make way for the construction of new municipal buildings in the City of Union Gap. Toxic mold in City office buildings have forced Union Gap to take drastic action. … Continue reading
Sandy Mold Inspections. Mold is Bad Business.
Everyone may be losing jobs in New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Maryland but in the wake of Sandy, look for an increase in mold-clean up and service related business start-ups. But it takes more than ambition to … Continue reading
Exserohilum rostratum
Exserohilum rostratum may be a mold you’re not on a first name basis with, but its the black mold that’s been in the news the most lately. Exserohilum rostratum is the specific mold behind the fungal meningitis that has affected … Continue reading
Mold illness Video
CBN News talks to a family stricken with mysterious illnesses related to mold in their home. If you’re in California, you might want to give us a call and see about getting an assessment from Byebyemold.
Bye Bye Mold Can’t Clean your Cereal
Be extra vigilent regarding your cereals this year, because you know we can’t clean your cereal. It doesn’t change the fact that there’s a higher mycotoxin risk in cereals. European legislative limits for the most common mycotoxins (eg DON and … Continue reading
Professional Procedures
The California legislature enacted the Toxic Mold Protection Act (TMPA) in 2002, and was later updated The law notes that “damp buildings encourage the growth of bacteria and degradation of wet building materials can release irritant chemicals indoors. Some or … Continue reading
2005 Recall of Dog Food was Mold Related
19 varieties of cat and dog food made by Diamond Pet Food were recalled after they were found to be contaminated with toxic mold. In all, 31 brands, 700,000 packages were recalled, but they still killed dozens of dogs. The … Continue reading
Can you have black or any mold that causes illness and not visually see it?
Another question from the BYEBYEMOLD Archive Yes, of course. Just as you don’t normally see the agents that cause other infections, the source of mold may not be visible. The spores themselves are very small. Plus there are parts of … Continue reading
Goodbye Strawberry, Hello Rhizopus stolonifer
In immunocompromised individuals this mold can cause a dangerous opportunistic infection (zygomycosis). If you’re in California, you might want to give us a call and see about getting an assessment from Byebyemold.
Rolling Brook Apartments Mold Infestation
We noted an apartment guide referring to the Rolling Brook apartments, and a review: Phase I are older apartments (30+ years) with toxic mold in multiple locations such as the HVAC system, including the ductwork, sending mold spores and mycotoxins … Continue reading
Arbitration Award for Kentucky Mold Sufferers.
A Kentucky lawsuit alleges “clear and convincing evidence of fraud in that LUV Homes intentionally concealed the presence of mold, mold damage and water damage in the mobile home unit sold to the Cranks.” He said the damage was painted … Continue reading
Ozone Park, Queens, apartment overrun by mold.
The Smith family has living in a toxic environment since they moved in their federally subsidized home on February 2011, and she can’t move her sick family without the ok of the city Housing Authority. Smith, 48, and her daughters … Continue reading
Case Study of a Family Afflicted by Mold
By Jack Dwayne Thrasher, 1 * Michael R. Gray, 2 Kaye H. Kilburn, 3, 4 Donald P. Dennis, 5 and Archie Yu A family of five and pet dog who rented a water-damaged home and developed multiple health problems. The … Continue reading
City of Cleveland and Ford’s Neighborhood Progress filed suit
The suits seek about $100,000 in damages in addition to pursuing a large volume of code enforcement and debt collection cases against individual borrowers and banks amounting to $100,000 in damages. The Cuyahoga County Land Bank has managed to strike … Continue reading
Mold Allergy and Toxicity
You should know that the mold you see on a surface is literally the tip of the iceberg. The roots of the mold lie deep in its ground, whether it is sheetrock, wood or other permeable organic. The only time … Continue reading
Mold, Creeping Up the Stairway
Toxic mold feeds on cellulose in plaster wallboard and anywhere else it can find it. One of the better known molds is Stachybotrys, which excretes mycotoxins that endanger everyone. It is worse than many other molds because many molds do … Continue reading