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Is it important for me to clean the mold out of my house?
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Yes: Mold can cause health problems are an airborne irritant or as an allergen.
Answered 12/10/2014
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Yes!: Mold can cause allergies, make asthma or allergies worse and is a well known irritant. Here is a helpful guide to getting rid of mold from the environmental protection agency. http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldguide.html.
Answered 12/11/2014
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