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Are You Driving Around In a Sick Car?
By
now everyone has heard stories about toxic mold
forcing families from their homes, offices, and
classrooms; but if you think you're safe from
mold behind the wheel - think again. What you
don't know about the vehicles you travel in
could actually be hazardous to your health.
Regardless of the type of vehicle or its age,
your car, boat, motor home or airplane could
have a problem with mold. And since you can't
always see it, you might not know you have a
problem until you start to feel the effects.
Can Mold
In Your Vehicle Cause Fungal Infections?
 Yes.
Have you ever turned your vehicle's heater or
air conditioner and smelled mold? Our cars,
trucks, SUVs, RV's, motor homes, boats, and
airplanes can all be a source for exposure to
high levels of airborne mold spores. If you live
or work in a moldy building there is a highly
likelihood that the air in that building has
 significantly
elevated concentrations of mold spores. Those
mold spores cling to your clothing and often
carried into your vehicle. When that happens,
mold spores end up in your vehicle's heater/air
conditioning system where they can colonize in
the condensation and keep recycling over and
over again in the air you breathe. Water-damaged
vehicles and even vehicles that have been
cleaned but the upholstery or carpets have not
been dried properly can all be infested with
mold.
You have to drive your car, but you don't
have get sick doing it or show up at your
destination smelling like a damp crawlspace. If
you suspect you have mold in your car, truck,
RV, boat, or any other mode of transportation,
get it tested. If passengers in your vehicle
cough, sneeze, have asthma flare-ups or complain
about chest pain, have that vehicle tested for
mold.
For more specific information regarding your
personal mold issue
and concerns, call AMI to speak to a Certified
Professional.
1-800-369-8532
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