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![What is Relative Moldiness?](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/yi5hc5ug/mistx-relative-moldiness.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1dac97c027d1350)
Posted by: Grace Acosta on 6/28/2024
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Inspections, Mold Testing, Mold Information
What is Relative Moldiness?
![Asbestos Ban: Everything You Need to Know](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/cfgbtmee/picture2.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1daac60e8ff3c10)
Posted by: Mold Inspection Sciences on 5/23/2024
Mold and Health, Real Estate, Homeowner, Property Manager, Indoor Air Quality
Asbestos Ban: Everything You Need to Know
![The Connection Between Mold and Pest Infestations: How They Often Coexist](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/o0wdw5z2/copy-of-the-connection-between-mold-and-pest-infestations.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1da95ce20ab9bd0)
Posted by: Lauren Bryant on 4/23/2024
Homeowner, Mold Inspections, Mold Testing, Mold Information, Indoor Air Quality, Mold Remediation, Water Intrusion
The Connection Between Mold and Pest Infestations: How They Often Coexist
![How Mold Grows and Why It Can Become a Problem](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/3mcnbyap/mistx-how-mold-grows.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1da8ac4af4af800)
Posted by: Paul Sterling on 4/9/2024
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Information, Mold Remediation, Water Intrusion
How Mold Grows and Why It Can Become a Problem
![An Education in Mold How Safe Are Our Schools](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/csrdhd4m/mold-in-schools-mistx-og.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1da6679df5c6020)
Posted by: Grace Acosta on 2/27/2024
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Information, Water Intrusion
An Education in Mold How Safe Are Our Schools
![Is Hidden Mold Affecting Your Sleep Quality](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/mdebswko/mistx-mold-and-sleep-card.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1da530578b8cd90)
Posted by: Paul Sterling on 1/30/2024
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Inspections, Mold Testing, Renter
Is Hidden Mold Affecting Your Sleep Quality
![Are Holiday Traditions Impacting Your Allergies](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/vmahdfvd/mistx-holiday-iaq-og.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1da2857bf2a30d0)
Posted by: Paul Sterling on 12/6/2023
Indoor Air Quality, Allergen Testing, Renter, Homeowner
Are Holiday Traditions Impacting Your Allergies
![Understanding the Health Impacts of Mycotoxins](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/ifpa3isz/mistx-lawnstarter-open-graph.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1dac806b28f0f90)
Posted by: Mold Inspection Sciences on 10/11/2023
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health
Understanding the Health Impacts of Mycotoxins
![A Battle on the Home Front: Mold in the Military](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/vn2dmt4p/mold-in-the-military-600-300.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea6224b13c70)
Posted by: Paul Sterling on 7/13/2023
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Inspections, Mold Testing
A Battle on the Home Front: Mold in the Military
![What If My Home Doesn’t Have Water Damage or a Leak – Can There Still Be Mold?](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/cwijwibe/1200-600-px-mis-may-content-campaign-blog-banner.jpg?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea6221aa16f0)
Posted by: Paul Sterling on 5/15/2023
Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality, Mold Inspections, Mold Testing
What If My Home Doesn’t Have Water Damage or a Leak – Can There Still Be Mold?
![Could Mold Be Growing in Your Vacation Home?](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/zd1bcap3/mis-1200x600.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea621efe7ef0)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 3/7/2023
Indoor Air Quality, Homeowner
Could Mold Be Growing in Your Vacation Home?
![In the News: Mold Inspection Sciences Featured in WIRED](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/35nednsj/wired-072022-banner.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea622af0f7b0)
Posted by: Paul Sterling on 7/21/2022
Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Information, Mold Inspections, Mold Inspection and Testing Certifications
In the News: Mold Inspection Sciences Featured in WIRED
![Austin Residents Turn to Mold Inspection Sciences Texas](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/h2lhtbua/mis-spectrum-news-banner.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea62287633b0)
Posted by: Mold Inspection Sciences on 5/15/2022
Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality
Austin Residents Turn to Mold Inspection Sciences Texas
![In the News: Denver Residents Turn to Mold Inspection Sciences](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/d2obph12/mis-denver-tv-open-graph.jpg?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea6229e776f0)
Posted by: Paul Sterling on 4/20/2022
Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality, Mold Inspections, Mold Testing, Renter, Real Estate
In the News: Denver Residents Turn to Mold Inspection Sciences
![In the News: Fighting Mold Problems in Your Home with Mold Inspection Sciences](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/yluhx5cd/nbc-san-antonio-interview-mike-marshall-banner.jpg?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea622ef96090)
Posted by: Paul Sterling on 3/10/2022
Mold Testing, Mold Inspections, Mold and Health, Indoor Air Quality, Renter, Real Estate, Homeowner, Mold Information
In the News: Fighting Mold Problems in Your Home with Mold Inspection Sciences
![Dr. Phil Asks Mold Inspection Sciences to Return to the Show for Another Environmental Investigation](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/y1wpyfo1/mis-dr-phil-og.jpg?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea6220d513b0)
Posted by: Paul Sterling on 2/15/2022
Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health
Dr. Phil Asks Mold Inspection Sciences to Return to the Show for Another Environmental Investigation
![MISTX COO and TMARA President Mike Marshall Testifies in Support of House Bill 605](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/r0ko4bpq/thor-background.jpg?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9fe0ea13877d0)
Posted by: Paul Sterling on 5/4/2021
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Testing, Water Intrusion
MISTX COO and TMARA President Mike Marshall Testifies in Support of House Bill 605
![Legionella Concerns Amid COVID Reopening](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/de5mekx2/legionell-blog-banner.jpg?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea62226a59b0)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 8/7/2020
Commercial, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Information, Mold Testing, Water Intrusion
Legionella Concerns Amid COVID Reopening
![Reduce Environmental Safety Risks - Reopening a Business After Shutdown](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/n41n32c3/reopening-your-business-open-graph.jpg?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea622e6c14b0)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 7/27/2020
Commercial, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Information, Mold Testing, Real Estate, Water Intrusion
Reduce Environmental Safety Risks - Reopening a Business After Shutdown
![Attic Mold Common Causes and Cures](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/ovcla5vc/attic-mold-open-graph.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea6227cdbeb0)
Posted by: Craig Cooper on 5/18/2020
Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Inspections, Mold Testing
Attic Mold Common Causes and Cures
![Find a Silver Lining in the COVID-19 Cloud for Your Business](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/ldeowzqq/find-a-silver-lining-in-the-covid-19-cloud-for-your-business.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea622616e6f0)
Posted by: Paul Sterling on 3/18/2020
Commercial, Indoor Air Quality, Mold Information, Mold Testing, Mold Inspections
Find a Silver Lining in the COVID-19 Cloud for Your Business
![Checklist for Spring Cleaning](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/04fch2ev/pexels-dianne-226407.jpg?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea622e5a3a60)
Posted by: Jay Betts on 3/11/2020
Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Information, Renter, Real Estate
Checklist for Spring Cleaning
![Thrival Nutrition Podcast With Mike Marshall](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/o42hhx2c/mis-thrival-open-graph.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea622d4dac60)
Posted by: Paul Sterling on 1/8/2020
Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health
Thrival Nutrition Podcast With Mike Marshall
![Medical Facility Related Mold Infections – Can Mold Make You More Ill?](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/sybb2yon/medical-facility-blog-open-graph.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea6225b93690)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 12/9/2019
Commercial, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Information, Mold Testing, Mold Inspections
Medical Facility Related Mold Infections – Can Mold Make You More Ill?
![Don’t Use the Same Company for Both Mold Inspection & Mold Remediation](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/d1xjzg5o/mold-inspection-vs-remediation-open-graph.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea6229b59180)
Posted by: Paul Sterling on 9/17/2019
Commercial, Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Inspections, Mold Testing, Mold Information, Mold Remediation
Don’t Use the Same Company for Both Mold Inspection & Mold Remediation
![The Basics of Mold Remediation – Part III of III - Final Cleaning of the Containment and Affected Areas](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/zxxpcsua/the-basics-of-mold-remediation-part-iii-1200x600.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea62248bb310)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 7/12/2019
Commercial, Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Information, Mold Remediation, Renter, Mold Testing
The Basics of Mold Remediation – Part III of III - Final Cleaning of the Containment and Affected Areas
![The Basics of Mold Remediation – Part II of III – Gross Removal of Mold Growth and Impacted Materials](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/wapfw0sw/remediation-part2-1200x600.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea622633e4d0)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 7/1/2019
Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Information, Mold Remediation, Renter
The Basics of Mold Remediation – Part II of III – Gross Removal of Mold Growth and Impacted Materials
![Asbestos Exposure in the Home: Risk, Removal, and Remodeling](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/ck2phamy/redfin-mis-open-graph.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea6228054970)
Posted by: Jennifer Karami on 6/25/2019
Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality, Renter, Real Estate
Asbestos Exposure in the Home: Risk, Removal, and Remodeling
![The Basics of Mold Remediation – Part I of III – Containment of the Affected Area](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/belndavo/misjune1-og.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea62281e9dd0)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 6/20/2019
Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality, Mold Information, Mold Remediation
The Basics of Mold Remediation – Part I of III – Containment of the Affected Area
![Dr. Phil Asks Top Mold Inspection Company, Mold Inspection Sciences, to Investigate a Guest’s Mold Problem](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/oixl1ybp/dr-phil-2018-open-graph.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea622d6727d0)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 10/4/2018
Homeowner, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Inspections, Mold Testing, Mold Information, Renter
Dr. Phil Asks Top Mold Inspection Company, Mold Inspection Sciences, to Investigate a Guest’s Mold Problem
![How Things Went from Bad to Worse: A Client's Story](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/vm5hm4r2/how-things-went-from.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea6227723130)
Posted by: Craig Cooper on 6/21/2016
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Information, Mold Testing, Water Intrusion
How Things Went from Bad to Worse: A Client's Story
![What If There’s Mold On My Belongings?](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/kq1lpbs2/mold-on-your-belongings.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea622881cc70)
Posted by: Heidi Aspedon on 6/7/2016
Indoor Air Quality, Mold Testing, Mold Inspections, Mold Information, Renter
What If There’s Mold On My Belongings?
![What if the Mold Is In My Walls?](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/a1ibk1q2/what-if-there-is-mold-in-my-walls-1.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea6226a85180)
Posted by: Steve Stockburger on 4/13/2016
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Testing, Water Intrusion
What if the Mold Is In My Walls?
![How We Helped a College Student and His Mother Battle Mold](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/iqchi43q/how-we-helped-a-college-student-and-his-mother-battle-mold.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea62277df100)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 3/29/2016
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Inspections, Mold Testing, Mold Information, Mold Inspection and Testing Certifications, Renter, Water Intrusion
How We Helped a College Student and His Mother Battle Mold
![September, 2013 – Colorado Flood Series Part II](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/jthlyddk/flatirons-open-graph.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea622007ffb0)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 3/12/2014
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Inspections, Mold Testing, Water Intrusion
September, 2013 – Colorado Flood Series Part II
![September, 2013 - Colorado Flood Series](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/jthlyddk/flatirons-open-graph.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea622007ffb0)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 2/25/2014
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Testing, Mold Information, Water Intrusion
September, 2013 - Colorado Flood Series
![Mold Sampling](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/ggkp2ke0/mistx-intro-to-sampling-og.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1dac8055e1977d0)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 2/16/2014
Indoor Air Quality, Mold Testing, Mold Information
Mold Sampling
![Fungal Data Interpretation - Part II - Effects of Tossing a Moldy Apple Pie into the Trash Before Mold Air Sampling](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/fkljrbop/mistx-standard-mold-sampling-og.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1dac8054a404a90)
Posted by: Michael Bains on 10/22/2012
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Testing
Fungal Data Interpretation - Part II - Effects of Tossing a Moldy Apple Pie into the Trash Before Mold Air Sampling
![Fungal Data Interpretation - Part I - Effects of Vacuuming Carpets Before Mold Air Sampling](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/fkljrbop/mistx-standard-mold-sampling-og.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1dac8054a404a90)
Posted by: Michael Bains on 6/6/2012
Mold Testing, Indoor Air Quality, Mold Inspection and Testing Certifications
Fungal Data Interpretation - Part I - Effects of Vacuuming Carpets Before Mold Air Sampling
![3 Mold Groups](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/kskageas/mistx-mold-health-open-graph.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1dac8075baa61b0)
Posted by: Mold Inspection Sciences on 5/22/2012
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Information
3 Mold Groups
![The Importance of an Outside Control Sample](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/hfkfpckc/allergen-testing-2.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea6228a2e900)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 4/18/2012
Indoor Air Quality, Mold Testing, Mold and Health, Mold Information, Mold Inspections
The Importance of an Outside Control Sample
![We Live, Eat and Breathe Mold](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/20dncgew/mold-is-everywhere-1.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea62211b4470)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 3/30/2012
Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health, Mold Information
We Live, Eat and Breathe Mold
![Why You Need a Mold Inspection Part I](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/upjh2vtw/why-you-need-a-mold-inspection.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea62250e5090)
Posted by: Michael Bains on 2/21/2012
Mold Inspections, Mold Testing, Mold Inspection and Testing Certifications, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health
Why You Need a Mold Inspection Part I
![Allergen Testing](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/w1zeuaog/allergen-testing.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1d9ea621f0bc560)
Posted by: Craig Cooper on 2/15/2012
Allergen Testing, Indoor Air Quality, Mold and Health
Allergen Testing
![Ambient Air Sampling](https://www.moldinspectiontexas.com/media/rvqo40u4/mistx-air-sample.png?width=600&height=300&format=WebP&v=1da9a5ae2dfc1a0)
Posted by: Brandon Apple on 2/8/2012
Indoor Air Quality, Mold Testing, Mold Inspections