- Home mold testing
- Mold air testing
- Same day mold testing
- Mold testing lab near me
- Where to send mold samples for testing
One day you went into your basement storage room looking for an item; while taking out some boxes, you find what you suspect is mold all over the drywall. You have read somewhere that mold can make you sick, so you want to know if it’s safe to live in a house with mold.
It’s important to know that just because there is mold in your house, it doesn’t make it necessarily dangerous for you to live there. Mold will always be present inside your home because it is an organic matter. Still, the concern with indoor mold is that it can be at high levels and either allergenic, pathogenic, or toxigenic. It is incredibly unhealthy if these spores are present and elevated. You will start getting symptoms that will make you feel sick—itchy watery eyes, fatigue, sneezing, tightness of the chest, and fever. Toxigenic mold has the potential to produce mycotoxins, which will prevent oxygen from taking protein to the rest of your body.
Home mold testing
To know if the mold in your house is safe to live with, you will need it tested. You can buy do-it-yourself kits online or in a hardware store; you can rent equipment to test for mold, take samples and take them to a mold testing lab for analysis, or hire an industrial hygienist to do so the work. It all depends on how comfortable you feel about your abilities to do the testing yourself, or if you want to hire someone with the knowledge and expertise, how accurate you want the results to be, and if you can interpret the results on your own. Some mold testing labs may help you understand the results, ask them if they will.
Mold air testing
if you can’t see any visible mold, but you can smell it, or the room feels damp, an air test is the best option to uncover the presence of mold. Choose between a Petri Dish or an electric pump. But if you want accuracy, the electric pump will be your best option, as it can gather more spore information than a Petri Dish.
Same day mold testing
In situations where someone in your household has health issues where mold can have serious consequences, you may need to get a mold test with the fastest possible results. Ask your local lab if they offer same-day results. 5 Microns Inc. offers same-day results and will also help interpret the results and offer sound advice. They are open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, and Saturday from 9 am to 3:30 pm. Call 425-440-8787 Now!
Mold testing lab near me
5 Microns Inc.
7100 Fort Dent Way #100
Tukwila, WA 98188
Do not take your samples to the front desk. The front desk will not accept drop-offs over the counter, NO EXCEPTIONS!*PLEASE NOTE FOR ALL DROP-OFFS: All pieces must be dropped off at the back of the office building located at 7100 Fort Dent Way Tukwila WA outside the Tabor 100 Office and placed inside the black drop-box pictured below.
Where to send mold samples for testing
5 Microns Inc.
7100 Fort Dent Way #100
Tukwila, WA 98188
IMPORTANT-MUST READ FIRST: All mail-in samples must have a tracking number and include our general chain of custody form to be processed. If the chain of custody form is missing, your piece (s) will not be accepted and processed. Drop-offs MUST have the COC form inside your package but not in the sample bag. DO NOT MAIL YOUR SAMPLES BY FIRST CLASS MAIL. Send your sample(s) via USPS Priority Mail, UPS, and FedEx. It is essential to closely follow these directions so our asbestos testing lab can promptly process your sample(s).
5 Microns Inc. Sample Drop Box
