Here is a good site you might want to look at. It has a lot of info and answers to the questions you been asking. http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/ts/iaq/got_
At our neighbor's house, when my wife and I were remodeling the place, went I replaced the plate and stubs on a none bearing outside wall, we found black mold. We used a half solution of bleach and water to clean the area, and sprayed it down with full strenght apple cider vinegar. This has cleaned up the problem, and stopped the allergy attacks the neighbor was having. RJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]