{
  "page": "https://instabids.ai/us/how-to-get-rid-of-black-mold",
  "title": "How do you get rid of black mold?",
  "skill": "us-answer@3.2.0",
  "evidence_date": "2026-10-24",
  "rows": [
    {
      "label": "EPA, moldy-area size under which in most cases you can handle the job yourself (national)",
      "quote": "\"If the moldy area is less than about 10 square feet (less than roughly a 3 ft. by 3 ft. patch), in most cases, you can handle the job yourself\"",
      "source": "EPA, Mold Cleanup in Your Home, read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://www.epa.gov/mold/mold-cleanup-your-home",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3mold-epa10sqft"
    },
    {
      "label": "EPA, indoor humidity target (national)",
      "quote": "\"If possible, keep indoor humidity below 60 percent (ideally between 30 and 50 percent) relative humidity.\"",
      "source": "EPA, A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home, read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://www.epa.gov/mold/brief-guide-mold-moisture-and-your-home",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3mold-bghumid"
    },
    {
      "label": "EPA, drying window after a leak (national)",
      "quote": "\"If wet or damp materials or areas are dried 24-48 hours after a leak or spill happens, in most cases mold will not grow.\"",
      "source": "EPA, A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home, read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://www.epa.gov/mold/brief-guide-mold-moisture-and-your-home",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3mold-bg2448"
    },
    {
      "label": "EPA mold course, job size bands (national)",
      "quote": "\"Remediations generally can be divided into small (less than 10 square feet of mold), medium (10-100 square feet of mold) and large jobs (more than 100 square feet of mold).\"",
      "source": "EPA, Mold Course Chapter 4, read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://www.epa.gov/mold/mold-course-chapter-4",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3mold-ch4sizes"
    },
    {
      "label": "EPA remediation guide, containment range (national)",
      "quote": "\"Limited containment is generally recommended for areas involving between 10 and 100 square feet (ft2) of mold contamination.\"",
      "source": "EPA, Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings, Chapter 3, read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://www.epa.gov/mold/mold-remediation-schools-and-commercial-buildings-guide-chapter-3",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3mold-remcontain"
    },
    {
      "label": "EPA remediation guide, minimum respirator when cleaning a small area (national)",
      "quote": "\"Minimum: When cleaning up a small area affected by mold, you should use an N-95 respirator.\"",
      "source": "EPA, Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings, Chapter 3, read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://www.epa.gov/mold/mold-remediation-schools-and-commercial-buildings-guide-chapter-3",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3mold-remn95"
    },
    {
      "label": "EPA mold course, bags for discarded materials (national)",
      "quote": "\"Mold-contaminated building materials that cannot be salvaged should be double-bagged in 6-mil or thicker polyethylene bags.\"",
      "source": "EPA, Mold Course Chapter 4, read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://www.epa.gov/mold/mold-course-chapter-4",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3mold-ch4bags"
    },
    {
      "label": "Minnesota Department of Health, winter humidity range (Minnesota)",
      "quote": "\"To keep indoor surfaces as dry as possible, try to maintain the home's relative humidity between 20-40 percent in the Winter and less than 60 percent the rest of the year.\"",
      "source": "Minnesota Department of Health, Mold in Homes, read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/air/mold/index.html",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3mold-mnhumid"
    }
  ]
}