Having an apartment with a mould issue is not a fun position to be in. And there’s a few reasons for it being as problematic as it is. Often, landlords aren’t aware that there is a problem until you find it. After they’ve been notified, they may not be quick to remedy it the issue
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At Amity Environmental, we tend to think that any mould is too much mould. After all, many species of mould release mycotoxins, and the others can still cause severe allergic reactions or even fungal infections. Mould also weakens the overall structure of your home as it eats away at the 2x4s and drywall. However, mould
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There are several ways that mould can get inside of our bodies. The most common three ways are inhalation, ingestion, and absorption through the skin. Absorption through the skin is the least common of the three and usually results in specific fungal infections such as athlete’s foot. Ingestion occurs from eating contaminated foods or otherwise
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Because of the extra humidity that comes in waves of rain and snow melt, spring is often a prime growing time for mould. Fortunately, it’s also the time of year when most people are ready to do a real thorough deep clean that should stop any mould growth before it begins! So while you’re in
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It’s an unfortunate fact that home inspectors are often not mould experts. When inspections are done on new homes, revenue properties, or even just your own house, things can be missed. A home inspection helps to reduce your risk of buying a home with costly problems, but it isn’t perfect and often misses things. Hidden
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Have you ever picked up your dish cloth or sponge just to be surprised by a rank smell coming from it? That’s mould. It’s likely too soon to see any black (or other coloured) spots growing out of the cloth, but your nose can already detect the growth. While mould growth in the walls, basement,
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Popular myths would have you believe that the cold weather is the leading cause of colds. Or perhaps that it’s going out with wet hair and no hat. Except that colds are caused by being damp and cold all over, right? Nope. Colds are caused by viruses which means no amount of dampness and coldness
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Moulds and fungi like spiders, turn a lot of people off. They smell nasty and spread rot everywhere they go. Moulds are used in products like some antibiotics and cheese, but we usually think of them as a nuisance that destroys food and property. However, despite the problems mould can cause in our house and
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Like animals and plants, fungi and moulds have particular needs that must be met in order to thrive. This means that there are several ingredients your house needs to grow mould. Unfortunately there are only a few that you can actually alter. After all, it’s difficult to remove all the organic components from your house,
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If you’re familiar with our blog, then last month you probably read about the different hazard levels that each mould is classified under. Some of these moulds were deadly while others posed no real risk to humans. Which may lead some Calgarians to wonder, well why remove non-deadly mould at all? While Hazard Class C
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