{
  "page": "https://instabids.ai/us/what-does-mold-smell-like",
  "title": "What does mold smell like?",
  "skill": "us-answer@3.2.0",
  "evidence_date": "2026-10-24",
  "rows": [
    {
      "label": "EPA national indoor humidity target, A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home",
      "quote": "\"If possible, keep indoor humidity below 60 percent\"",
      "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-v3moldsmell-guide-humidity60"
    },
    {
      "label": "EPA national ideal indoor humidity range, same guide",
      "quote": "\"(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-v3moldsmell-guide-humidity3050"
    },
    {
      "label": "EPA national dry-out window for water-damaged areas and items, same guide",
      "quote": "\"It is important to dry water-damaged areas and items within 24-48 hours to prevent mold growth.\"",
      "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-v3moldsmell-guide-dry"
    },
    {
      "label": "EPA national size line for handling a moldy area yourself, Mold Cleanup in Your Home",
      "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-v3moldsmell-cleanup-10sqft"
    },
    {
      "label": "Minnesota Department of Health humidity range for Minnesota homes, winter and the rest of the year",
      "quote": "\"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 and Moisture, 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-v3moldsmell-mdh-humidity"
    },
    {
      "label": "Washington State Department of Health definition of a small mold area",
      "quote": "\"A small area is less than about ten square feet, or a patch three feet by three feet square.\"",
      "source": "Washington State Department of Health, Mold, read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://doh.wa.gov/community-and-environment/contaminants/mold",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3moldsmell-wa-small"
    }
  ]
}