Re: testing the house

I do not see as an industry where we can say anything about this product as long as there are not registries based on real use, Science on the product, as there has to be with other biocides used on various projects and applications. Currently, however, there isn't a lot of that research going on (that leads to meaninful standards of use) for use on mold remediation. The scientific studies and claims of the product are extrapolations on research done on other things (take for example chlorine dioxide in water, but not as a gas on mold; or, inspection procedures that for years were used on sewage claims as air sampling methods to determine cleanliness vs. contamination that were originally designed for water sampling only... whole different discussion can be held on that). I've encouraged everyone involved with biocides (advertised or discussed as a remediatory product) to get third-party laboratories behind them and have some real research performed. The results can be great for marketing the product, as long as they use those results correctly. I encourage them too to take their findings to the proper authorities so that registry and standards can be developed. Until then it is rather difficult for professionals, held to a legally binding standard of care, to recommend something that hasn't been approved and may lead to ill-results both from a structural and health perspective. For example, New Orleans was overwhelmed with legal problems as a result of this product's use. Ultimately the homes had to be demo'd anyway, costing more money on top of that already spent. When there are no standards of care for its use on mold, who and how is it judged as proper use? Unfortunately, whether or not it is a great benefit to the remediator, there is no way to honestly and scientifically answer that question. Tweet