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Below is information from the World Health Organization on the hazards and possible dangers of moisture intrusion and resulting mold.
World Health Organization on Mold Healthy indoor air is recognized as a basic right.
People spend a large part of their time each day indoors:
in homes, offices, schools, health care facilities, or other private or public buildings. The quality of the air they breathe in those buildings is an important determinant of their health and well-being.
The inadequate control of indoor air quality therefore creates a considerable health burden.
Indoor air pollution – such as from dampness and
mold, chemicals, and other biological agents – is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
About 1.5 million deaths each year are associated with the indoor combustion of solid fuels, the majority of which occur among women and children in low-income countries.
Knowledge of indoor air quality, its health significance, and the factors that cause poor quality are key to enabling action by relevant stakeholders – including building owners, developers, users and occupants – to maintain
clean indoor air.
Many of these actions are beyond the power of the individual building user and must be taken by public authorities through the relevant regulatory measures concerning building design, construction, and materials, and through adequate housing and occupancy policies.
The criteria for what constitutes healthy indoor air quality provided by these guidelines are therefore essential to prevent diseases related to indoor air pollution.
These guidelines were developed by the WHO Regional Office for Europe in collaboration with WHO headquarters as part of the WHO program on indoor air pollution. Further guidelines on indoor air quality in
relation to pollution emanating from specific chemicals and combustion products are under development.
The WHO guidelines on indoor air quality:
dampness and mold offer guidance to public health and other authorities
planning or formulating regulations, actions and policies to increase safety and ensure healthy conditions of buildings.
The guidelines were developed and peer- reviewed by scientists from all over the world, and the recommendations provided were informed by a rigorous review of all currently available scientific knowledge on this subject.
We at WHO thank these experts for their efforts and believe that this work will contribute to improving the health of people around the world.
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