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What to do before, during and after a flood
What to do before, during and after a flood We are all seeing the impacts of flooding in the Brantford area play out on our TV’s and devices. We urge you to contact local response groups to volunteer your time in helping as the depth of the damage becomes more apparent as the waters recede…
Read MoreThe Impending Magnitudes of Breathing Mold
The Impending Magnitudes of Breathing Mold Should your home flood it could mean adverse health issues that unfold for years. The 2009 flood of the Red River, the super flood in the Province of Alberta and the City of Toronto in 2013 were health catastrophe’s that have unfolded publicly in slow motion. During the Alberta…
Read More18 Important Mold Facts
18 Mold Related Facts you should be aware of Primary Mold Fact #1: You have 24 to 48 Hours to address moisture in your home before mold starts to grow! Mold needs three things before it will start to grow in your home; Time: It needs 24 – 48 hours before it will start to…
Read MoreMold Removal Guidelines
MOLD REMOVAL GUIDELINES INTRODUCTION We’ve provided an outline below that offers a brief history of how and when mold began to be taken seriously as a hazard to peoples health. We hope this will give you a sense of what types of issues you may see when facing a mold issue head on and some…
Read MoreMold – The New Asbestos?
IN CANADA, MANY PEOPLE HAVE BECOME SICK FROM EXPOSURE TO MOLD BUT DON’T THINK THAT MOLD IS THE ROOT CAUSE. WHY? HAS MOLD BECOME THE NEW “ASBESTOS” OF OUR DECADE? Education is one of the primary goals of Maple Leaf Mold. We believe that reaching out to inform consumers in Toronto and Southern Ontario about…
Read MoreGeneral Contractors can do far more damage than you suspect
General Contractors can do far more damage than you suspect. General Contractors can do far more damage than you suspect…so should I hire a General Contractor to remove mold, asbestos or lead paint? What happens if the General Contractor opens up a wall and finds mold but continues with the Work? The average person or…
Read MoreSymptoms of Mold – The importance of a blood test to confirm suspicions
Symptoms of Mold One way of determining if exposure to toxic mold is likely, involves testing of certain blood parameters listed below. These blood parameters indicate exposure to a biotoxin if positive. The Comprehensive Biotoxic Mold Illness Panel is designed to look at the chronic inflammatory response set in motion when a person is exposed…
Read MoreSnow Mold
Snow Mold and Associated Allergies Now while we are usually concerned about mold as it impacts human health inside your home we thought that, as we start moving into the spring thaw, something we should discuss is the presence of an unusual type of mold that is purely seasonal and is found outdoors. Snow mold…
Read MoreMold and Relative Humidity
What is the relationship between the growth of mold and my home’s Relative Humidity? We’ve been asked by home owners on a number of occasions about what, if any, relation between when mold growth starts and relative humidity. So, the first thing we should do is explain what relative humidity is and what is a…
Read MoreMold – Helpful but with a Dark Side
Mold – Helpful but with a Dark Side Aspergillus is a genus of imperfect fungi whose specie produce dark brown to blackish or yellow spores, (known perhaps with some hesitation as Toxic Black Mold). It is closely related to the Penicillium molds and is used extensively in industry. One or more species are used commercially…
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