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If the cause of the mould is related to the design and construction of the house, rental providers should act.
People who usually suffer from allergies are most at risk.
Here are 12 questions worth considering before you sign a residential tenancy agreement.
Usually, mould spores are invisible – but give them a niche to exploit and you’ll get all kinds of colours on the things in your home.
Mould is a health hazard and renters are most at risk. Here experts in health, law, building and construction examine the problem of mould in homes and offer guidance for both renters and landlords.
Slime moulds feature throughout HBO’s The Last of Us. While they aren’t a true fungus, they do have a lot in common with zombies.
Tenants are rarely allowed to make permanent changes to a house. And many landlords know little about the conditions tenants endure, but most who do retrofit homes do it to improve renters’ comfort.
Housing standards in Australia have slipped behind the rest of the world. But momentum is growing to revive past ambitions to build the best homes we can.
Dehumidifiers can help if you’re clever with that you’re trying to achieve, but you should always look to solve the underlying cause. That means, where possible, improving exhaust and ventilation.
In a damp or water-damaged environment, toxic mould species grow and release spores that can cause health problems if inhaled.
The aftermath of flooding provides the perfect breeding ground for mould in our homes. It’s important to properly remove it so it doesn’t affect our health.
Several factors play a part when determining what kind of risk high levels of mould exposure can pose to human health.
Although fungal nail infections are not life-threatening, they’re an important health problem because of their high prevalence and poor response to therapy.
How microbes are the key ingredients when it comes to concocting a gourmet menu.
Moulds and fungi have been living with us for thousands of years - you just might not think about them until they become a problem.
Exposure to harmful agents inside the home can have profound effects on our health. After all, we spend an average of 16 hours a day at home – and even more when aged under seven and over 64.
It is hard to escape indoor mould. It is most commonly found in the wet areas of the home, especially the bathroom and the kitchen, but it can grow anywhere. We all agree that it’s unsightly, but the bigger…
The floods have come and gone in Queensland and in their wake are heartbreak, devastation and months, if not years, of clean-up and rebuilding. Those affected now face a hidden risk to their health from…
We humans use our large brains to make and store maps of our environment; maps we then use everyday for getting around and for recalling where we’ve been. But we are nothing special – many other animals…
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Adjunct academic, Flinders University
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Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct lecturer, Victoria University
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ARC Future Fellow, Macquarie University
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Research Fellow, CRE for Chronic Respiratory Disease, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol
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Lecturer in Social Policy, Research Fellow, University of Bath
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Head of Faculty Research Degrees, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate professor, University of Canberra
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Professor of Public Health; Director, Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University
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Professor of microbiology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University
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Research Assistant in Pharmacy, University of Canberra, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, University of Canberra
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