Mold – Mould Vs Mold and the Removal of Asbestos Contaminated Materials

Wikipedia divides the spelling geographically: mold (US / CA) or mould (UK / NZ / AU / ZA / IN / CA). We are in Victoria, B.C. but most of Canada falls somewhere in the middle. Traditionally Canadian environmental consultants have always used the British spelling (and still do), although mold is becoming much more common in many publications. Canadian HAZ-MAT Environmental specializes in the removal of asbestos services and we can provide options and pricing for removing your asbestos and other hazardous materials including mould – note mould is often part of the asbestos removal process. We try to use the language of our customers and when we ask people which version of the word they use, and research what people are searching for on Google, it appears they predominately use the US version “Mold”.

See the asbestos timeline to see some of the thousands of building materials that are assumed to contain asbestos – note always have a lab collect samples for analysis of building materials prior to disturbance or if they are in poor condition.

Mold, Mould, & Google

Interestingly, if I search for the term “mold removal” or “mould removal” on Google.ca or Google.com I see roughly twice the number of search results for the US spelling.

British English has no “mold”, and American English has no “mould”. The word referring to the various funguses that grow on organic matter (or a frame for shaping something) is spelled the same in both uses, and the spelling depends on the variety of English. Canadian and Australian English favor the British spelling, though mold can be fairly common in Canadian publications.

 

About hazmat

Canadian HAZ-MAT Environmental Ltd.is an independent Victoria BC based asbestos abatement company with a strong focus on education and improving public awareness of the dangers associated with asbestos. We support banning inappropriate uses of asbestos as a cause that pretty much anyone can get behind. We strongly believe Canada needs to build financial incentives (effective forms of subsidization) into the identification, abatement and disposal of asbestos from Canadian homes and businesses if we are to effectively address this problem.