| VANCOUVER, CANADA. Many homeowners, | | | | ceiling, floor, heating or cooling duct register, or |
| landlords, renters, property managers, business | | | | any other surface, he can scrape mold particles |
| owners, and employees want to know, and need | | | | off the mold growth area onto the sticky surface |
| to know, the precise identities of the various toxic | | | | of the opened mold test kit.During such scraping |
| mold species inhabiting their home, rental property, | | | | of the mold growth, the tester needs to wear |
| or place of work, according to Phillip Fry, Certified | | | | rubber gloves and a full-face respirator mask with |
| Mold Inspector and author of the mold book | | | | organic vapor filters (such as the 3M brand from |
| Do-It-Best-Yourself Mold Prevention, Inspection, | | | | a large hardware, home improvement, or safety |
| Testing, and Remediation.To identify correctly | | | | store) to protect against toxic mold exposure.To |
| toxic mold species, take these two steps: (1) use | | | | do the scraping, use a new or thoroughly |
| do-it-yourself mold test kits to collect mold | | | | disinfected (with ethyl or rubbing alcohol) paint |
| samples during a thorough and complete building | | | | scraper. Disinfect the scraper after each individual |
| mold inspection and investigation; and (2) send the | | | | sampling to remove any possible mold |
| collected mold test samples to a mold laboratory | | | | contaminants, and thus avoid mold |
| for mold analysis and mold species | | | | cross-contamination in the sampling process from |
| identification.Testing Visible Mold GrowthIf a | | | | one sample location to another. |
| resident or occupant sees mold growing on a wall, | | | | |