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Do NOT Use Chlorine Bleach to Kill Mold or Algae!

Do NOT use chlorine bleach to kill mold or disinfect moldy areas. It is not an effective or lasting killer of mold and mold spores. Bleach is good only for changing the color of the mold. CHLORINE BLEACH IS INEFFECTIVE IN KILLING MOLD FOR THREE REASONS:

(1) IT IS TOO DILUTED AND THUS TOO WEAK TO PERMANENTLY KILL MOLD.

(2) WHAT LITTLE KILLING POWER CHLORINE BLEACH DOES HAVE IS DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY AS THE BLEACH SITS IN WAREHOUSES AND ON GROCERY STORE SHELVES OR INSIDE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS [50% loss in killing power in just the first 90 days inside a never opened jug or container] Chlorine constantly escapes through the plastic walls of its containers.

(3) ITS ION STRUCTURE PREVENTS CHLORINE FROM PENETRATING INTO POROUS MATERIALS SUCH AS DRYWALL AND WOOD---IT JUST STAYS ON THE OUTSIDE SURFACE, WHEREAS MOLD HAS ENZYME ROOTS GROWING INSIDE THE POROUS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.