未雨綢繆 勝過亡羊補牢For a rainy day is better than never too late to mend

未雨綢繆 勝過亡羊補牢 追查霉菌相關疾病的同時，必須仔細考查霉菌的來源。在住家內，浴室與廚房水管漏水處是滋生溫床，容易察覺; 其次是屋頂、牆壁與地板的漏水，較不容易察覺，因此可能幾年後才會被發現。地下室尤其容易變成污穢之地，滿佈霉菌，霉味撲鼻。如果對IAQ有疑問，甚至懷疑嚴重過敏症是SBS所導致，只有EPA當局可以確定霉菌是否為罪魁禍首。不過用常識，霉菌不會滋生在陽光充足的地方，因此，保持空氣流通和陽光乾燥，自可減少霉菌麻煩。有趣的是，天氣寒冷時，霉菌會在結霜之前自動死亡。所以應該持續定期做一些簡易的預防措施，定點處理。防範於未然才是明智之舉，並不需要EPA或有關單位做費用昂貴的實驗室化驗。 簡易的定期房屋檢查只需要靠敏銳的嗅覺和觀察，包括檢查天花板漏水或水管破裂的情形。如果住的是重新裝修過，或比較現代化的房子，則應檢查牆板，因為通常它是由以纖維素為主的材質所製成，容易潮濕，木質養分會滋潤霉菌的生長。環境顧問專家建議，在潮濕的冬天應將暖氣開著。檢查磁磚周圍水泥漿細線的地方有沒有霉菌，發現霉菌時，噴以硼砂混合水、或白醋及水，很容易把霉菌擦拭掉。硼砂是很好的霉菌抑制劑與消毒劑，可用來清潔一般浴室、洗臉盆、淋浴間、浴缸，及清潔牆壁等，效果很好。但是如果是天花板、牆板、地毯，已經變色，則應僱用專門工人，在控制範圍之下，把所有污染的建材全部拆除移走，並予換新。（作者為外科醫生）／鎮暄 2008-09-28 For a rainy day is better than never too late to mend Trace of mold-related diseases at the same time, we must carefully examine the sources of mold. In the home, kitchen and bathroom water pipe leakage is a hotbed to breed, easy to detect; followed by the roof, walls and floor of the leak, the more difficult to detect, it may be several years before being discovered. Particularly vulnerable to the basement into a dirty place, covered with mold, musty assail the nostrils. If you have questions IAQ, or even suspected of serious allergy is caused by SBS, only the EPA to determine whether the mold was the culprit. But with common sense, the mold will not breed in sunny areas, maintain good ventilation and sun-drying, since the mold can reduce the trouble. Interestingly, the cold weather, frost in the mold before the automatic death. Should be continued on a regular basis to do some simple precautions to deal with fixed-point. Is wise to take preventive measures, the EPA does not need or do unit costs of expensive laboratory tests. Summary of housing inspections on a regular basis just to rely on observation and a keen sense of smell, including the inspection or leaking ceiling in the main burst. If you lived in a renovated, or relatively modern houses, they should check wall, because it is usually from cellulose-based material made easily wet, nutrient-wood will moisten the growth of mold. Environmental consultants recommended that the wet winter heating should be open. Check cement tiles around the thin line where there is no mold, fungus was found, spraying water mixed with borax or white vinegar and water, it is easy to wipe out mold. Borax is a good disinfectant and mold inhibitor can be used to clean the bathroom in general, wash basin, shower, bath and cleaning the walls, and so well. However, if the ceiling is, wall panels, carpet, color has, it should employ specialized workers, under the control of all the removal of all contaminated materials removed, and to the replacement. (The author is a surgeon) / the town of Xuan 2008-09-28 View more information, see the World Journal reported that e-ePaper

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