Monthly Archives: July 2008
Mold Spreading
According to the Maine agriculture commissioner, mold is afflicting raspberries, beans. “The wind blows mold spores and inoculates everything” The incessant July rains have ruined much of the crop. Continued rain could be ruinous for both raspberries and green beans. … Continue reading
Illinois Department of Labor Mandates Mold Removal
Mold was discovered in the basement of the village’s police department. The village hasn’t been fined–YET. It could take up to two months before the basement will be open again to personnel. Cleanup work us expected to cost between $15,000 … Continue reading
Terre Haute North treated for mold
Terre Haute North High School tested their water which was fine, but found mold in a crawlspace. The mold is being removed during the summer and should be gone before school starts, according to the risk manager of Vigo County … Continue reading
Hidden Toxins
A huge real estate problem in So. Cal (and many other areas of the US) are those hidden toxins. From (24,000 in Los Angeles and Orange counties) leaky oil wells in backyards, solid-waste landfills near homes and (83 in Los … Continue reading
Kennedy Loses Home to Mold and Builds new Green home
For years, Bobby Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Mary, have battled a deadly fungus that had infested their Westchester County home. But finally, they gave up the fight and moved to a rental while they raze their property. They are … Continue reading
Fond du Lac WI Building Mold Closure
The building at 25-A N. Main St. has been deemed uninhabitable due to “excessive mold”; inspectors found a leaky roof, which contributed to mold and smoke and water damage from a nearby fire. The deadline for compliance is Saturday, July … Continue reading
Moldy FEMA Mobile Housing
After apparent mold was discovered during routine maintenance of 11 mobile homes at two central Indiana mobile home parks, Federal Emergency Management Agency notified residents of FEMA-provided mobile homes that mold was believed to have grown on the exterior water … Continue reading
Family Faces Huge Costs to Fix Mold Contaminated Home
Familiar news rears its head again: Daniel Island homes are contaminated with mold and have the families tangled up in a legal battle with mega home builder D.R. Horton. Toxic mold drives out the Allen family; the home needs upwards … Continue reading
Dan Pauluk
Long time health inspector and environmental health specialist Dan Pauluk was literally eaten alive from the inside out by toxic mold, aspergillus and stachybotrys. According to his death certificate, he died from mixed mold micotoxicosis, a medical term meaning mold … Continue reading
Tricothecene Mycotoxins
Tricothecene mycotoxins (toxic mold) grows on walls, behind walls, in the ceilings, under the carpets, in ductwork and crawnspaces. Why do experts suggest you need to test after remediation to make sure it has all been removed? Because common evidence … Continue reading
City-owned Gym Exposes Worker to Toxic Mold
Follow up: John Craig died less than two weeks before Brooklyn City Controller William Thompson released a report that found unsafe conditions at the health club where Craig worked, including dangerous mold, blocked fire exits and exposed electrical outlets in … Continue reading
Mold Task Force Meets in NYC
The New York State Toxic Mold Task Force convened in Manhattan for a daylong meeting on economic and health impacts associated with mold. Concerned about adverse health effects connected to mold, demonstrators gathered outside the meeting, upset that they had … Continue reading
Toxic Gym Implicated in Man’s Death
John Craig, 36, was a personal trainer who worked six days a week for six years at the city-owned Paerdegat Athletic Club in Canarsie, died there in March after collapsing. The family believes exposure to toxic mold over long hours … Continue reading
To Ensure Safe, Effective Cleanup
Specialists offer the following suggestions Wash all items that came in contact with floodwaters with a chlorine bleach solution of no more than one cup of bleach in one gallon of water. Never mix bleach with ammonia or other cleaners. … Continue reading
Mold Moves In-Families Move Out
D.R. Horton Home Builder has built an unidentified number of homes which have forced out residents after the houses have developed dangerous levels of toxic mold. By law the seller of a home must tell the buyer if there is … Continue reading
Sick Buildings
Mold is just one of the foreign bodies we’re breathing in varying levels every day. Remedies to improve indoor air quality can be simple, especially when you know what you’re up against. It’s you against stachybotrys. It’s the greenish-black substance … Continue reading
SF Service Area
Mold Assessment
Even if you are not located in California, you might be eligible to have your flooded property assessed by ByeByeMold.com Even if you are outside of the California service area Bye Bye Mold’s toxic team will travel for special cases. … Continue reading
Fema Aid available
• Rental payments for temporary housing for those whose homes are unlivable. Initial assistance may be provided for up to three months for homeowners and at least one month for renters. Assistance may be extended if requested after the initial … Continue reading
When Politics Lie about public health
The Environmental-expert.com released an article quoting the medical community as saying “Although molds release natural toxins, called mycotoxins, these don’t cause problems to people who live in moldy houses because the toxins don’t diffuse into the air. The only way … Continue reading
Midwest Toxins Rival Katrina
When levels of arsenic, cadmium, vanadium, and lead were tested in flooded Midwestern homes, totals were substantially higher than the maximum levels that the Environmental Protection Agency considers safe. It is not unexpected, since floodwaters are known to contain sewage, … Continue reading
FDA Publishes Mold Guide
The FDA’s mold guide talks about mold basics, cleanup and provides guidelines for how to clean up mold once you’ve been infested. The guide is available as a .pdf file English and Spanish Although the document presents recommendations, it also … Continue reading
Katrina over? Not by a long shot
Mold is the heritage of standing water. Toxic mold. They say the mold in New Orleans smells like death. Parts of the lower ninth ward still look like a war zone. Razed lots, debris, house after ramshackle boarded over house. … Continue reading
Protect your House from Toxic Mold
Industrial Nanotech makes a coating resistance to mold growth, lead encapsulation, chemical resistance, and fire resistance in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation. Bye Bye Mold does assessment, not remediation; but we do recommend that in most cases, it is … Continue reading
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Mold after the Flood
Dry or discard wet items within 24. Flood cleanup: dealing with mold Mold cleanup in schools and commercial buildings. Info for building managers. Mold, moisture, and your home from the EPA Tips and techniques – mold cleanup guidelines from the … Continue reading
ByeByeMold™
When you suspect mold, step #1 is a professional mold assessment: surveying moisture levels of walls, ceilings and floors, locating visible mold growth, and testing the air for the quantity and variety of mold spores. Determining the variety of mold … Continue reading