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Why mould remediators fog, and what fogging rea...

Professional remediators fog to knock down leftover spores and reach cavities, but only after fixing moisture and removing mould at the source. This explains where fogging sits in the IICRC...

Why mould remediators fog, and what fogging rea...

Professional remediators fog to knock down leftover spores and reach cavities, but only after fixing moisture and removing mould at the source. This explains where fogging sits in the IICRC...

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Condensation, dew point and mould: the building...

The building science of why condensation grows mould: dew point, surface humidity, thermal bridging, and why the same cold corner keeps coming back, with Australian NCC and ASHRAE framing.

Condensation, dew point and mould: the building...

The building science of why condensation grows mould: dew point, surface humidity, thermal bridging, and why the same cold corner keeps coming back, with Australian NCC and ASHRAE framing.

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What causes the musty mould smell? MVOCs explained

The musty smell of mould is caused by MVOCs: gases like geosmin, 1-octen-3-ol and 2-MIB that mould releases as it feeds and grows. Here is the science of that smell,...

What causes the musty mould smell? MVOCs explained

The musty smell of mould is caused by MVOCs: gases like geosmin, 1-octen-3-ol and 2-MIB that mould releases as it feeds and grows. Here is the science of that smell,...

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What is black mould? The common species explained

Black mould is not one species. It is an everyday name for several dark indoor moulds, and the one people fear is rarely the one they actually have. This is...

What is black mould? The common species explained

Black mould is not one species. It is an everyday name for several dark indoor moulds, and the one people fear is rarely the one they actually have. This is...

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How mould spores spread through your home

Mould does not crawl across a wall. It travels as microscopic airborne spores that settle everywhere and wait for damp. This is how they spread, why wiping fails, and what...

How mould spores spread through your home

Mould does not crawl across a wall. It travels as microscopic airborne spores that settle everywhere and wait for damp. This is how they spread, why wiping fails, and what...

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How essential oils work on mould: the chemistry

The plain-physics version of how essential oil compounds act on mould: eugenol and citral, ergosterol and the fungal cell membrane, and why vapour-phase action matters. Compound-class lab science, cited, kept...

How essential oils work on mould: the chemistry

The plain-physics version of how essential oil compounds act on mould: eugenol and citral, ergosterol and the fungal cell membrane, and why vapour-phase action matters. Compound-class lab science, cited, kept...