| There have been a lot of confusion as to whether | | | | Chlorine bleach is incapable of get rid of mold by killing |
| chlorine bleach has the ability to get rid of mold and | | | | its roots. While many mold removal companies resort |
| sanitize the infested areas for permanent results. The | | | | to strong but proprietary chemical agents to for mold |
| verdict is out, and it is proven to be ineffective for long | | | | cleanup which enables users to uproot the problem |
| lasting results as black mold removal since it is not able | | | | once and for all. These agents are often not bleach |
| to totally uproot and kill all mold spores and prevent | | | | which is considered mild disinfectants largely used in |
| multiplication. In fact, bleach is only good for changing | | | | the kitchen, bathrooms as well as laundry. |
| the color of the mold and watering the mold spores | | | | Any potency of chlorine bleach is literally diminished |
| and roots. And there is an issue of wear and tear | | | | over time, from the moment they are manufactured |
| accelerated by chlorine bleach speeding up the | | | | and bottled into their plastic containers. Liquid bleach |
| corrosion of materials as well as wearing down the | | | | tends to loss more than half of its killing power even |
| fibers in the porous materials. In fact, chorine bleach is | | | | when unopened, after just three months from the |
| not endorsed by EPA as a sanitizing agent to get rid | | | | moment they are bottled. The main reason is that |
| of mold in the black mold removal process. | | | | chlorine is capable to escaping through the plastic |
| While it is true that chlorine bleach kills bacteria and | | | | containers. |
| viruses, it has not been effective when used to get rid | | | | Finally, chlorine bleach gives off pungent and harmful |
| of mold on non-porous surfaces. The key reason is | | | | gases that are health risks to humans and animals. It |
| that bleach itself is 99 percent water and water is the | | | | contains a key component of dioxin, which has been |
| main component that the infamous fungus thrives and | | | | established by studies to be one of the most toxic |
| multiplies. Common scenarios are such that when liquid | | | | synthetic chemical known to man. Extensive use can |
| bleach is used on them, they multiply within a short | | | | cause severe health hazards inclusive of cancer. |
| period twice the amount than the original before the | | | | Bleach is indeed an old approach which our older |
| process. | | | | generations used for mold cleanup to get rid of mold. |
| Chlorine bleach simply does not penetrate into drywall | | | | Unfortunately, its popularity is probably due to the fact |
| and wood, only staying on the surface while mold | | | | that it is still believed to be the most handy black mold |
| continues to multiply inside the said construction | | | | removal product easily available. There are other more |
| materials. As liquid bleach is used, the liquid content | | | | effective and less health threatening cleansing agents |
| continues to feed mold growth, rather than kill them | | | | for mold abatement like borate which we shall discuss |
| and this literally causes the intense growth instead, | | | | in the next article. |
| hence spreading the problem even more then ever. | | | | |