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Question: (Nov-14-2002) I am a teacher in an older building. I have had visible mold / mildew / fungus of some sort in my room for several years now. My school district purchased an air purifier for my room, but I'm wondering about health hazards. I experience frequent headaches, congestions, and upper respiratory problems at work especially in the winter months when the windows are shut. I'm willing to take samples to be analyzed for peace of mind, but I'm not sure where to start. There's mold on my wall and some of my lesser used reference books have fuzzy mold on them. I also have a structural problem with my wall bulging out and from whatever is behind the wall. Testing could get to be expensive if I take a sample of every problem area. I'd like to know the quality of the air, but we have radiator heat, not vents. How do I test that? I want to know if this is a health hazard. What should I test?

Answer: Unless you have a classroom air purifier specially constructed to remove mold spores form the air, your school-supplied air purifier is probably not a big help to your health. Yes, you are right about your need to test your classroom for school classroom mold problems. Since you are wisely willing to pay for the initial classroom mold testing yourself to get the testing procedure underway, I suggest that you buy two mold culture plates with laboratory analysis [$125.00 each] from the nationally-known Mold Inspector Laboratory, Ltd.. Use one of the test kits to take a physical sample of the mold growing in your classroom by scraping a significant amount of the suspect growth onto the surface of the mold culture plate to start the inoculation and growth process. Use the second mold test kit to take an air sample of your school classroom air to determine if there are elevated levels of mold spores in your classroom air. The test kits come with more precise instructions than provided in this brief email explanation. You can order via PayPal using those credit cards or Visa or Master Card by visiting the website: www.paypal.com. Mold Inspector's PayPal payee email address is: moldinspector@yahoo.com. Or you can mail your check payable to Professional Certification Institute (PCI), addressed to:

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