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Image Library - Finding Mold and Moisture
The image library contains mold-related images in seven categories: mold in the environment; magnified mold; moisture and moisture damage; prevention; mold in buildings; finding mold and moisture; and cleaning and remediation. There are also animated images that you can choose to view and download.
Each photo has a high-resolution version. To download a higher resolution version of a photo, click on the thumbnail. When the window opens, right click and choose whether you want to copy or save the photo. If saving, a dialogue box will appear so you can specify where to save the photo.
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Image Libraries
| Each photo has a larger, high-resolution version (click on the thumbnail). | |
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Mold (and dirt) beneath refrigerator due to chronic drip-pan overflows. (photo courtesy of Terry Brennan) |
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Mold on a vacuum cleaner stored in a damp basement. (photo courtesy of Terry Brennan) |
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Moisture meter and moldy roof sheathing. (photo courtesy of Terry Brennan) |
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Measuring moisture levels of a subfloor. (photo courtesy of Terry Brennan) |
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Moldy bedroom closet. Water condensed from the air onto the gypsum board. The wall is cool enough for condensation because there is a hole in the insulation and it is cold outdoors. (photo courtesy of Terry Brennan) |
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Moisture meter, showing high moisture content in gypsum board behind tile. (photo courtesy of Terry Brennan) |
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Mold growth under ceramic tiles in a bathroom. (photo courtesy of John Martyny, Ph.D.) |
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Mushrooms growing at the base of and behind the baseboard below a water leak in a bathroom. The baseboard has been removed; the puckers in the paint are due to water damage. (photo courtesy of John Martyny, Ph.D.) |
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Most mold is found by simply looking. Mold beneath corkboard. (photo courtesy of Terry Brennan) |
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Mold inside a wall. This photo shows an interior wall with the lower portion of the drywall removed on one side; there is mold on the backside of the drywall caused by water leak. (photo courtesy of John Martyny, Ph.D.) |
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Opening a wall with a utility knife to minimize disturbance to mold in the wall cavity. |
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Inside of wall from above, moldy gypsum board, insulation. (photo courtesy of Terry Brennan) |
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Looking for mold in wall cavities by removing a section of drywall. (photo, John Martyny, Ph.D.) |
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Clear plastic tape is used to collect a sample. The sample is analyzed with a microscope to determine whether the substance is mold or soot. (photo courtesy of Terry Brennan) |
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Bulk samples can be examined using reflective light microscopes, such as stereo microscopes or this epi microscope. (photo courtesy of Terry Brennan) |