Chemical Treatment Of Mould, Algae & Bacteria

I hope that your search for a "chemical" doesn't exclude truly natural materials.

"Oil of Cloves" had been found to be extremely effective in control of mould and fungus including effectiveness on the spores.

This natural material is available,

Kills (but obviously doesn't remove the residue) mould and algae (Bacteria ?)

Invisible, well there might be some staining of the top sheet of paper in every stack if you applied as fog, but there are other options.

Non toxic, well when it's neat you need to be careful, but the application mixing rate I remember is 1 teaspoonfull in 10 Liters of water applied with a sponge in bathrooms. This supposedly treats and leaves a sufficient residual for some lasting effect.

Environmentally friendly. Well I suppose the cloves did get hurt in extracting the oil.

Health and wellbeing, I don't know, but it has (to me) a pleasant odour.

Completely safe, well I don't know the sensitivity of the residents or pets, you could research that further.

There's also a lot of research into Eucalyptus oil and citrus oils for similar applications, but I am aware of some sensitivity to both of those.

Consult your local naturopath for their input.

A dehumidifier would fit the bill.

As would bringing the building up to current local building regulations.

Not all of us live in the U.S.A.

You could use UVC light to eliminate viruses, bacteria, mould and algea from the water in the system before you bring it in as fog.

Advantage: no toxic residues, environmental friendly, safe.

Not necessarily environmentally friendly. But I buy mold control products from this place.

http://www.professionalequipment.com/default.asp?keyword=mold

Although not entirely specific to your subject, information in the thread "Getting rid of house odors" in Chemical and Material Science might be useful.

Hi Instruform,

Your demand is legitimate but you cannot get it. Long-lasting and protecting are two big issues. Something protect doesn't stay for long. Something stay for long period of time doesn't protect all the time. When you eliminate bacterias and other moulds you kill something and can become a killer also later.

All chemicals are someways dangerous to human. Allergies, too low or too high pH, some evaporation, etc..., can affect health of many.

My suggestion is to comply one after another of your six (6) points with different products meeting what you want.

See the longterm sensitivity of many of us to those chemicals and be careful by handling them, Gil.

Friend,

A commonly available material that may fit the specifications is sodium borate dodecahydrate. It is a naturally-occurring white crystalline solid with very low toxicity to humans and well-known characteristics of being a mold, insect, and fire preventive when applied to wood. I do not know if it is appropriate for fog application, as it is normally applied by dipping, soaking, or brushing. Some application methods allow it to remain in place after drying even with modest amounts of subsequent water immersion.

--JMM