Patent ID: 7334938

Claim:
An apparatus for monitoring environmental conditions favorable for mold, mildew and fungus growth, comprising: a temperature sensor attached to the microprocessor; a relative humidity sensor attached to the microprocessor; a barometric pressure sensor attached to the microprocessor; an indicator array attached to the microprocessor; a text display attached to the microprocessor; a power supply attached to the microprocessor; and a microprocessor having a map including a plurality of relative humidity and temperature combinations, and further including a first group of relative humidity and temperature combinations for barometric pressure conditions that are rising and steady, a second group of relative humidity and temperature combinations for barometric pressure conditions that are falling, where the temperature range designated as favorable for mold growth in the falling barometric pressure conditions is larger than the temperature range designated as favorable for mold growth in steady and rising barometric pressure conditions, a first set of suggested actions for a user based on the rising and steady barometric pressure conditions, and a second set of suggested actions for the user based on the falling barometric pressure conditions.