MVOC Testing & Inspection
Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds or MVOC’S for short will cause the musty odor you smell when you enter a area that has visible or hidden mold growth. There are a a high number of MVOC’S that have their own unique odor. Being volatile gas, these odors can move thru building materials such as drywall. That is why you can smell mold even though you do not see it from a hidden water leak.
Safe Homes offers MVOC Testing to help you understand why you are having problems in your home such as Asthma or Allergies. Our Laboratory Based Testing will identify over 20 different chemicals being out-gassed in your home from hidden Mold Growth. We offer testing to find help find the location of the hidden mold growth in your home. Our comprehensive MVOC Testing Protocol includes MVOC Testing and an MVOC Inspection of your home. As a Bonus with this inspection, you will also receive a report about the VOC (Volatile Organic Chemicals) Levels in your home. To schedule an appointment for your MVOC Testing and Inspection call Safe Homes at(954) 531-6476
MVOC Production Cycle
MVOC’s have a distinctive odors which can affect people. This is why some Doctors believe MVOC’s are reponsible for certain illnesses. People are affected by the chemicals that are outgassed depending upon what the mold species is consuming and the level of moisture. Odors may change depending upon the amount of growth of the mold, it can go from bad to worse. These MVOC odors can be higher at certain times such as during spore and Mycotoxin production. This is nothing to fool around with, MVOC’s are toxic to people.
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