{"id":2843,"date":"2021-12-05T22:54:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T12:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mould-removal.com.au\/?page_id=2843"},"modified":"2021-12-22T15:14:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T05:14:25","slug":"mould-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mould-removal.com.au\/services\/mould-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mould Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1638742109069{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-cfa50c03eebf1f42afad30fd9dd3dde2.enable-bg-rollover .rollover i,\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-cfa50c03eebf1f42afad30fd9dd3dde2.enable-bg-rollover .rollover-video i {\n  background: -webkit-linear-gradient();\n  background: linear-gradient();\n}\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-cfa50c03eebf1f42afad30fd9dd3dde2 .rollover-icon {\n  font-size: 32px;\n  color: #ffffff;\n  min-width: 44px;\n  min-height: 44px;\n  line-height: 44px;\n  border-radius: 100px;\n  border-style: solid;\n  border-width: 0px;\n}\n.dt-icon-bg-on.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-cfa50c03eebf1f42afad30fd9dd3dde2 .rollover-icon {\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);\n  box-shadow: none;\n}\n<\/style><div class=\"shortcode-single-image-wrap shortcode-single-image-cfa50c03eebf1f42afad30fd9dd3dde2 alignleft  enable-bg-rollover dt-icon-bg-off\" style=\"margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; width:1000px;\"><div class=\"shortcode-single-image\"><div class=\"fancy-media-wrap  layzr-bg\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me lazy-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%201000%20500&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mould-removal.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mould-test-1000x500.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mould-removal.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mould-test-1000x500.png 1000w, https:\/\/mould-removal.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mould-test-1587x793.png 1587w\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\"  data-dt-location=\"https:\/\/mould-removal.com.au\/services\/mould-testing\/mould-test\/\" style=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1474268037787{margin-bottom: -30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1639439179033{padding-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>Brisbane Mould Removal offers a variety of mould testing for Mould. Why choose us?:<\/h5>\n<h6><i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\" style=\"color: #76ba3a;\"><\/i> \u00a0 We are specialists in Mould Testing<\/h6>\n<h6><i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\" style=\"color: #76ba3a;\"><\/i> \u00a0 All samples analysed by credible labs<\/h6>\n<h6><i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\" style=\"color: #76ba3a;\"><\/i> \u00a0 Defensible and user-friendly reports.<\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-107966085e0a7bf14\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-107966085e0a7bf14 uvc-6670 accent-border-color\" data-hspacer=\"line_only\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-107966085e0a7bf14 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:26px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:36px;\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Reasons for having Mould Testing<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer line_only\" style=\"margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:30px;height:4px;\"><span class=\"uvc-headings-line\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-bottom-width:4px;border-color:;width:50px;\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1639013026572{padding-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If you suspect Illness\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Do you or your building occupants feel different when you are away from the building? Is there suspected illness resulting from exposure to the environment? If this is the case, it could be beneficial you have some indoor air quality testing for mould. Visit our page <strong><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"\/index.php\/2021\/12\/07\/mould-symptoms\/\">Mould Symptoms<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for information about illness and mould related symptoms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You Can Smell Something Musty\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Sometimes that musty smell can be off-gassing mould which can cause all sorts of serious side effects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your office of the home has high humidity levels\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 High humidity levels can contribute to condensation which gives mould something to feed on.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You have had water damage that has not been dried properly \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>Water damage tends to be one of the leading causes of mould.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-474766085e0a7bf5d\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-474766085e0a7bf5d uvc-804 accent-border-color\" data-hspacer=\"line_only\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-474766085e0a7bf5d h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:26px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:36px;\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Types of Mould Testing We Do<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer line_only\" style=\"margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:30px;height:4px;\"><span class=\"uvc-headings-line\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-bottom-width:4px;border-color:;width:50px;\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 data-fontsize=\"13\" data-lineheight=\"19\">1. Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)<\/h4>\n<p>This is a specific type of test that will give you an assessment and audit of the chemicals in the air as well. VOC\u2019s are emitted by chemicals from solids, liquids, gases and mould. A VOC test can indicate if there is a VOC problem in the premises. The test can identify up to 400 VOC\u2019s such as formaldehyde and active mould growth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 data-fontsize=\"34\" data-lineheight=\"47\">2. Viable and Non-Viable Mould Air Testing (Spore Traps)<\/h4>\n<p>This type of testing uses a vacuum pump that sucks in the air into a cassette with a special \u201csticky tape\u201d inside it. It runs for 5 minutes in the affected area and we can send the laboratory and we can do a spore count, culture it and do testing which will allow us to find what sorts of mould are growing in the environment. Please review the video below which I produced a few years back which shows the different types of air samples which we do:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BhOLa4kCiEU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>3. Mould Air Test<\/h4>\n<p>Mould air testing completed by a professional mould inspector can help determine whether the active mould growth is caused by a water intrusion. They do this by taking a mould air sample outside the property as a control as well as a sample was taken on the inside of the property. The two samples are compared and determined if they are out of alignment. It could be possible that one mould group (Aspergillus) is higher indoors than outdoors. Since there is a misalignment, you could assume the indoor mould growth is attributed to some water damage problem. If they are not out of alignment, you could assume the mould damage is caused by the exterior environment of the property.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>4. Mould Test Inside a Wall Cavity<\/h4>\n<p>As in the video above, we can also do an air test on the wall cavities to find out if the mould problem exists inside a wall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>5. Spore Traps Test<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Whether the property is normal mould ecology<\/li>\n<li>Can determine if the mould in the property is immuno-compromising, allergic or mycotoxin producers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 data-fontsize=\"13\" data-lineheight=\"19\">How are the results analysed in the Lab?<\/h6>\n<p>The laboratory technicians will use a stain to make the mould stand out under the microscope. The tech will count the number of spores which he can see on the screen within a certain area. There is a special formula that is applied which represents an estimation of the total number of each spore type per cubic metre of air. All this information is tabulated in a report.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>6. Mould Tapes Lifts Test<\/h4>\n<p>The main purpose of this type of test is to find out the different types of mould growing on a surface. It is also used to determine if it is even moulded which is growing in the first place. Many people want to know the types of mould growing in their property. Some moulds can be more dangerous than others. This is an inexpensive test that can help determine this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>7. DNA Mould Test<\/h4>\n<h6 data-fontsize=\"13\" data-lineheight=\"19\">ERMI Testing<\/h6>\n<p>This is a relatively new testing procedure (since 2006) that is steadily becoming a standard. I will not go into specifics here, suffice to say that ERMI testing will give a score based on DNA testing of mould as to how mouldy the property is. This test can also give defensible evidence of whether the mould issue was caused by water damage or not.<\/p>\n<h6 data-fontsize=\"13\" data-lineheight=\"19\">Advantages of ERMI Testing<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It is far more accurate \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0it will give you a mould spore analysis down to the subspecies level. This type of accuracy is important if trying to establish whether the cause of the mould is from water damage and also is important if you are suffering health issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It can have cost advantages \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>sometimes a single ERMI sample is enough to produce the desired result.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Great for people suffering health effects \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>If you are more susceptible to mould, it is beneficial to educate yourself, and ERMI can glean a lot of useful information.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Can be used to find some history of water damage in the building<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 data-fontsize=\"13\" data-lineheight=\"19\">How We Do an ERMI Test<\/h6>\n<p>We wipe cloth on the surfaces where there is suspected mould. The results are sent to the lab and a score is produced on how mouldy the building is. 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