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Our roof has been leaking a lot & theres a lot of black mold forming. its hopefully going to be fixed soon. is it dangerous to be breathing this in every day?

Q: our roof has been leaking a lot & theres a lot of black mold forming. its hopefully going to be fixed soon. is it dangerous to be breathing this in every day?

: I don't consider this a dangerous situation. Some people do have allergic reactions to mold, however. It's certainly important to remedy that situation though.

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I don't consider this a dangerous situation. Some people do have allergic reactions to mold, however. It's certainly important to remedy that situation though.

Answered 7/9/2021

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A member asked:

Our roof has been leaking a lot & theres a lot of black mold forming. its hopefully going to be fixed soon. is it dangerous to be breathing this in every day?

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Dr. Donald Colantino answered

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