{"id":204,"date":"2015-06-22T03:00:33","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T07:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/?p=204"},"modified":"2015-06-20T12:11:35","modified_gmt":"2015-06-20T16:11:35","slug":"do-you-have-black-mold-behind-your-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/22\/do-you-have-black-mold-behind-your-walls\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Have Black Mold Behind Your Walls?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The question we pose in the title\u00a0is a bit of a trick one. Any type of hidden mold in a\u00a0business or home can pose a health risk.<\/p>\n<p>Black mold\u00a0produces mycotoxins\u00a0that usually\u00a0do more harm to human and pet health than molds that do not have these mycotoxins. What most building owners do not realize is that there are many types of black-colored molds\u00a0that are not toxic, as well as many non-black-colored\u00a0toxic species. <em>Stachybotrys chartarum (Stachybotrys atra<\/em>) is the black mold that you usually hear most often about in the news.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mold\/stachy.htm#Q1\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>\u00a0points out, you should be worried about <strong><em>any <\/em><\/strong>type of mold hidden behind\u00a0walls.<\/p>\n<p>Various non-toxic molds exacerbate\u00a0certain health conditions, such as a weak immune system or allergies, in anyone who is sensitive enough to them. Plenty of mold species also\u00a0weaken the immune system and cause neurological damage in previously healthy people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Signs of Hidden Mold<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/\">Stern Mold<\/a>,\u00a0we recommend you get an immediate building\u00a0inspection if any of the following applies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visible mold growth or a musty smell exists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Wet spots and discoloration\u00a0have appeared on walls or ceilings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Wallpaper or paint damage, such as cracking and peeling, recently started to appear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Rust has formed on pipes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Building occupants have complained of more allergies or \u201csick building\u201d symptoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Warning<\/strong>: It is especially important to get an inspection if\u00a0any of the above applies and one or more recent or past leaks or\u00a0floods have taken place.<\/p>\n<p>Stern Mold\u00a0offers a free inspection and price quote. Contact us today at 888-887-8376 or use\u00a0our <a style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 14.66px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/free-mold-treatment-quote.php\">convenient online form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The question we pose in the title\u00a0is a bit of a trick one. Any type of hidden mold in a\u00a0business or home can pose a health risk. Black mold\u00a0produces mycotoxins\u00a0that usually\u00a0do more harm to human and pet health than molds that do not have these mycotoxins. What most building owners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,24,1],"tags":[27,30],"class_list":["post-204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mold-identification","category-mold-tips","category-news","tag-black-mold","tag-finding-mold"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204\/revisions\/208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}