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Mold Assessment (FL) – ANS A process performed by a mold assessor that
includes the physical sampling and detailed evaluation of data obtained from a
building history and inspection to formulate an initial hypothesis about the origin,
identity, location and extent of amplification of mold growth greater than 10
square feet.
Mold Remediation (FL) – ANS The removal, cleaning, sanitizing, demolition or
other treatment, including preventative activities, of mold or mold-contaminated
matter greater than 10 square feet that was not purposely grown at that location.
Mold Assessment (NY) – ANS An inspection or assessment of real property that
is designed to discover mold, conditions that facilitate mold, indicia of conditions
that are likely to facilitate mold or any combination thereof.
Mold Remediation (NY) – ANS Conducting the business of removal, cleaning,
sanitizing, or surface disinfection of mold, mold containment, and waste handling
of mold and materials used to remove mold from surfaces by a business
enterprise, including but not limited to, sole proprietorships. Mold remediation for
the purposes of this article shall not include remediation of the underlying<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sources of moisture that may be the cause of mold that requires expertise not
specific to acts authorized under this article.
Project (NY) – ANS Means mold remediation, mold assessment or mold
abatement of areas greater than ten square feet, but does not include (a) routine
cleaning or (b) construction, maintenance, repairs or demolition of buildings,
structures or fixtures undertaken for purposes other than mold remediation or
abatement.
Sanitization – ANS Reduction of the microbial population on an inanimate object
to levels judged safe by public health standards; usually, the object is cleaned
with an antimicrobial.
Remediation – ANS The act of removing damaged construction materials when
said materials are irretrievable or nonsalvageable. Such remediation should be
done with precaution due to health concerns for the occupants and the
contractor who is doing the work.
What is Mold? – ANS Molds are fungi which may grow on environmental
surfaces, in porous materials, on\/or within living organisms and in decaying
organic matter.
The Kingdoms – ANS 1. Animals<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the environmental conditions are right, molds\/fungi have all the food they
need to grow and colonize.
Toxic By-Products (Mycotoxins) – ANS \u2022 Large group of toxins produced by
some fungi, located on or in the spores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n