Posted by C. Moreno on April 01, 19100 at 19:43:57:
In Reply to: Re: MOLD ON CANVAS posted by Rob Howard on April 01, 19100 at 10:23:23:
>: I didn't know that ionizers did that sort of thing.<
I don't know what ionizers do exactly since I'm not very science minded. I don't
know if you remember those Sharper image ads where the founder says he put a
contraption - I think it was an ionizer - in his musty vehicle and it smelt
fresh afterwards. Anyway, for a while, our garage was very humid, and I am very
sensitive to mold, so we occasionally would use an ozone air activator that
is supposed to control mold, similar to that described in:
http://www.enviro.org/airact.html
(I'm not selling the stuff, by the way ). It's not exactly an ionizer, but
the idea seems to be similar. Something about producing a loose oxygen atom
that binds with pollutants, including mold and bacteria. It seems to help control
mold, but I'm not sure it would cure a serious problem of mold on canvas (hence
my question). Maybe as a preventive measure, if humidity and mold are a recurring
problem in the room.
Clarissa
