Surface Sampling: The Pro & Cons

Fighting the water crisis and removing the pooled water from your home yourself or with the help of the professionals is not sufficient. The pooled water has the tendency to because you harm in many ways and the simplest of them is through mold germination.

Mold is a microscopic organism and a type of fungi. It is of various types on the basis of color. It may or may not be harmful. This all depends on upon the exposure time of the mold spores. They germinate through their spores which have air pollination tendency. The molds have a rapid growth and within no time, they can turn from one to many and then many more.

It is always suggested to get your home checked for any sort of mold germination as many times the mold grows on such places which are far away from the reach of a naked eye. To check the prospective germination of mold at your place you need to contact the professionals for mold remediation Mesa Az. These experts use various techniques and equipment to check out the type of growth.

Mold remediation process involves many steps. Out of which the first and the most important step is sampling. Sampling enables the professional to analyze the type of mold that is growing and the right techniques of their remediation.

Sampling is basically of three types:

• Air Sampling
• Surface sampling
• Object sampling

All the sampling methods, as per the name are used and performed by collecting a sample from air, surface or object. Though all these processes are very effective but the surface sampling techniques top them when it comes to accuracy.

In surface sampling method the sample is collected from the surface. There are many ways to do this like tape uplifting, swabbing, scratching etc. The samples collected through this method are very effective in finding out the time of mold release. Types and genres of the mold. The surface is also examined microscopically to check whether the mold is actually growing on the surface or only the spores are collected on it on a superficial basis.

Pros:

The method of collecting samples through surface sampling is considered the best as it involves microscopic sample collection. It not much expensive and the results are accurate as the laboratory procedures are accurate.

Cons:

The sample collected from the surface may not exactly represent the types of molds present in a house. As the surface may always show what is already there and what was brought through the air. The molds are known the most to cause respiratory tract infection which obviously is due to the mold collected in the air. Hence as per the studies surface sampling is not the right parameter of sample collection.

Whatever method is used the ultimate goal is to remove the mold from the house and prevent any prospective harm. There are various studies that depict that due to long exposure of molds human can get 39 different types of diseases, Hence as soon as you discover any mold activity at your home you must call the professional to perform mold remediation Mesa az.

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