Both outdoor and indoor air affect the air quality of your home, and there are still significant air quality issues in New Jersey, despite the efforts of the 1963 federal Clean Air Act and 1954 state Air Pollution Control Act. Beyond helping to identify and sanitize your home’s indoor air, so you can avoid inhaling mold and other potentially toxic substances, the indoor air quality test your New Jersey mold inspection should provide will also address controlling moisture indoors.
An excess water problem indoors (like from a water leak) is one of the most commonly reported causes for mold issues. However, water leaks aren’t the only reason your RH (relative humidity) may be too high. It could be a window left open on a wet day, too little ventilation as you went on vacation, or condensation from pipes and appliances in hot weather. Even a small damp spot can encourage the tiny spores found everywhere in the air to begin growing indoors. These molds reproduce, mold contamination may start to spread through the property, and allergic reactions may occur. For some people, allergic responses to mold exposure may be more severe, such as asthma attacks or skin rash from touching mold.
Besides mold concerns, clean indoor air quality is a basic metric of good living quality in a healthy home, especially in states with high pollution levels like NJ.