Mold and Water Damage

“Knowing is not enough - we must apply”
— Johann Wolfgang Goethe

Our team of medical experts specialize in health problems related to outdoor and indoor mold exposures and water damage. We diagnose, treat and provide medical-legal testimony about your health problems and illnesses as a result of adverse health reactions from mold, bacteria, mycotoxins and other bioaerosols for more than 25 years. We collaborate internationally with world renowned experts and consultants around to provide state-of-the-art research and problem oriented solutions. 

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Flooding, water leaks, excessive dampness in buildings can lead to growth of atypical fungi (mold not commonly found outdoors) and bacterial contamination that can expose you to:

Exposure Agents:

  • Allergens

  • Ergosterol

  • (1-3)-ß-D-glucan

  • Mycotoxins (poisonous by-product of naturally occurring mold such as Stachybotrys, Chaetomium, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Trichoderma species, etc. )

  • microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs)

  • ??? unknown substances

After you come in contact typically through inhalation (breathing it) or skin contact (trying to clean it unprotected and touching it) you may have symptoms and adverse health reactions  that can cause or aggravate:

  • Infections

  • Allergy

  • Toxic-irritant adverse health reactions

After intense inhalation or skin contact you may develop:

  • Dermatitis

  • Urticaria

  • Rhinitis

  • Sinusitis

  • Bronchitis

  • Asthma (new -onset or worsening of prior asthma)

  • Extrinsic allergic alveolitis  also known as “humidifier fever” or "hypersensitivity pneumonitis"

  • Organic dust toxic syndrome

  • Toxic – irritant effects

RESOURCES

Organizations and Guides

GUIDELINES

Assessment and Remediation in Indoor Environments

OUR PUBLICATIONS

Health Effects of Mold and Water Damage

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