Mold and Health
Some people are much more sensitive to mold than others, but long-term or heavy exposure is unhealthy for anyone. Mold can trigger allergic reactions and asthma attacks, may lower resistance to illness or have other effects. Young children, the elderly and the ill are most vulnerable. Some molds can make toxins that can be in live or dead spores and fragments. “Black mold” is a misleading term; many molds are black.
A flood-damaged home needs special care to remove mold safely and effectively. Mold begins to grow on materials that stay wet longer than two or three days. The longer it grows, the greater the health hazard and the harder it is to control.
If you hire a contractor, seek a licensed mold remediation contractor with special training and equipment. Get in writing the cost, methods and steps to be used.
HUD in MICHIGAN
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/states/michigan
HUD STUDY ON MOLD IN HOMES v
http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/library/hhi/Mold_Final_Revised_04-26-06.pdf