Black Mold TestingPort St. Lucie & The Treasure Coast Black Is A Color.
The Lab Names It.
When people say black mold they usually mean Stachybotrys, but color does not identify a species. Plenty of dark molds are something else. Sampling under chain of custody and accredited laboratory analysis is the only way to name what is growing, and we report it without selling the cleanup.
What You Learn
What Black Mold Testing Actually Tells You.
A surface sample tells the lab what is growing on a material. An air sample tells it what is in the room, measured against an outdoor baseline taken the same day. Together they answer the two questions that matter: what it is, and whether it has spread beyond the spot you can see.
Stachybotrys grows on material that has stayed wet for a long time, so finding it is also evidence about the building. It points to a long-running leak rather than last week's spill. The report ties the finding to the moisture source, so the repair deals with the cause and not just the stain.
Sampling is one part of a full mold inspection. The methods and the lab process are covered in mold testing.
How It Is Sampled
Four Methods. We Use The One That Answers Your Question.
Air Sampling
Spore trap samples from the rooms in question and an outdoor baseline taken the same day. The lab reports each spore type and its concentration, so you can see what is elevated indoors and what is simply Florida air.
Surface Sampling
Tape lifts, swabs or a small bulk sample from the material itself. This is how a visible growth gets a name, including Stachybotrys, the species most people mean when they say black mold.
ERMI And HERTSMI Dust Sampling
DNA-based qPCR analysis of settled dust. Dust holds a longer history than a single air sample, so this is used for homes with long-standing problems or when a clinician asks for it.
Mycotoxin Panels
Collected when a healthcare provider requests them as part of their own evaluation, or when the result would change a decision. We collect the sample and the laboratory reports it.
The full specialty menu, including VOCs and formaldehyde, is on Air Quality Testing.
Two Lines We Do Not Cross
What We Will Not Tell You, Or Sell You.
No Medical Opinions
We do not diagnose symptoms or say what a result means for your health. That conversation belongs with a physician. We report what is in the building, where it is and why it is growing there.
No Remediation
Mold Shark does not remove mold, black or otherwise. You get the findings and, when cleanup is warranted, a written protocol any licensed remediation company can price.
Looking for someone to remove it? Read Before Mold Remediation first.
Straight Answers
Black Mold Questions, Answered Plainly.
No. Color does not identify a species. Many dark molds are not Stachybotrys, and Stachybotrys is not always black. A surface sample analyzed by an accredited laboratory is the only way to name what is growing.
Have results in hand? Read How To Read A Mold Lab Report.
Where We Run It
Black Mold Testing Across The Treasure Coast & South Florida.
St. Lucie County
Martin County
Indian River County
Brevard County
Palm Beach County
Get The Species In Writing.
Chain-of-custody sampling and accredited lab identification in 24–48 hours. We test. We never remediate.
FL Mold Assessor MRSA3341 · Testing Only · We Never Perform Remediation
- LAB RESULTS
- 24–48 HOURS
- TESTING HOURS
- Mon–Fri · 8:00am – 5:00pm
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- 7 Days A Week · 24 Hours
- COVERAGE
- 6 COUNTIES · TWO COASTS
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