Airborne Fungal Contaminants can be an Indoor Health Hazard The
environmental professionals at Clark Seif Clark provide surveys
and testing services to prevent exposure to microbial pathogens.
Most people have been unfortunate to at some point witness water
damage in their home, school, or place of business. Water
damage, whether from a flood, leaking roof, or broken pipe, can
lead to mold growth in as short as 24 to 48 hours. When mold
begins to grow indoors it can lead to indoor allergies that last
year round, trigger asthma attacks in susceptible individuals,
and even result in fungal infections in some people with a
weakened immune system. There are serious infections that people
can acquire by breathing certain airborne fungal spores. One
common indoor mold that can result in all three outcomes is
known as Aspergillus. The fungus can cause an infection known as
aspergillosis. There are several different kinds of
aspergillosis. One kind is allergic bronchopulmonary
aspergillosis (ABPA). ABPA causes allerg