Monthly Archives: August 2012

Warning!!!! Generator Carbon Monoxide Can Kill

Generator Warning!!!! Hurricane Isaac: Keep Generators Outside and Far Away from Homes CPSC and USFA Warn Carbon Monoxide from Generators Can Kill The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) are warning consumers to be … Continue reading

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Isaac Will Leave Trail of Mold: Fema 606

The news is filling with films of floods and rescues, people navigating louisiana towns in boats, and dramatic rescues of stranded families. It’s just the beginning of the water troubles, many of which will end in mold. For some of … Continue reading

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Mold At Heritage Elementary School

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Rain + Trickle= Moldy Vehicle

With Isaac threatening the east, car owners may be facing water intrusion into their cars that could eventually develop mold. The interior of a car can be severely damaged by mold from the carpeting to the computers. Hopefully you will … Continue reading

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Tips for reducing household mold

1. Vent bathrooms, dryers and moisture producing devices to the outside. 2. Clear Air conditioning vents to maintain ventilation. 3. Run de-humidifiers in basements and crawlspaces. Keep indoor humidity below 60 percent (ideally between 30 and 50 percent) relative humidity. … Continue reading

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Mold Video

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Isaac: Being Prepared (FEMA)

FEMA’s focus for Individual Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessments is HABITABILITY, meaning whether or not the survivor can safely continue to live in the structure. Damages to homes and businesses are broken down into five categories for an IA PDA: destroyed, … Continue reading

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Mold Allergy

Not all mold is lethal. Some molds are actually poisonous; but most are intrinsically harmless. Part of the problem with mold is that people have the capacity to develop responses to harmless mold. We develop allergies. We develop allergic sensitization … Continue reading

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Bil-Jac Dog Food Recalls 256 cases of 6 LB Adult Select Formula Dog Food for Mold

Bil-Jac Announces Limited Product Withdrawal We have requested that a select number of retailers withdraw one small batch (256 cases) of 6 LB Adult Select Formula Dog Food from their warehouses and stores. We have had a few reports of … Continue reading

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Inmates threatened by Mold in Basement Cells

Inmates housed in a Chicago basement with “was an inch of water across the entire room, and they’d use shop vacs to clean it up but the water kept coming…like two three four days at a time that we would … Continue reading

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More Press about Manchester Township School Mold Abatement

Mold is causing disruptions as the first floor of the Manchester Township Middle School must be gutted due to mold. Repairs to the school will take months. The insurance policy only covers $25,000 in mold repairs byt according to the … Continue reading

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Mold Strikes Veterans Home Dementia Ward

The dementia wing of Vermont Veterans Home smelled moldy and was cleaned. When the smell returned, testing turned up c.cladosporioides fungus in the heating and cooling units. The insulation of the ac units will be replaced with fiberglass insulation after … Continue reading

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Mold in Austin Texas Elementary School

Purple Sage Elementary School tested positive for Aspergillus, Wallemis sebi, and Stachybotrys mold. The removal and remediation should not interfere with the opening of school. School staff is currently in the Old Hopewell Building as abatement goes on, and school … Continue reading

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Pollen Count and mold levels

If you react to mold in the air, you can keep track of whether your area is in the midst of a dangerous level of mold by following http://www.aaaai.org/global/nab-pollen-counts.aspx which tracks mold levels. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & … Continue reading

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Company disputes MOLD ON BUS claim

R.L. McCarthy & Son denies there is mold on the bus that Kelly Niermeyer was driving. Niermeyer is a Wachusett Regional School District bus driver who now drives with a mask after having an allergic reaction to mold on the … Continue reading

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Office Mold is a Potential Hazard

Workplace air quality can be lowered due to factors from high or low humidity to sick building syndrome. If the air is too dry, it may be because hot office computers dry the air but humidifiers can’t be used, at … Continue reading

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Ten Common Mold Risks

The 10 most common health risks associated with toxic mold are: 1. pulmonary hemorrhage in infants 2. nose bleeds 3. Repressed immune system in the sick and elderly 4. hair loss (from itching and rash) 5. dermatitis due to skin … Continue reading

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See a Toxic Mold Video

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Fungi in Particulates-Should it affect air quality standards?

There are speculations that airborne fungi are highly present in particulates and may even effect the weather. A wide range of airborne species exists, but more is known about its behavior in the lab than when it is in an … Continue reading

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Allergies on the Rise with Mold

Did you know that your summer cold symptoms might be caused by mold? Fever and chills, cough and chest tightness,muscle aches are normally attributed to a respiratory illness; and that illness might be the result of a mold allergy. Exposure … Continue reading

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The More Foreclosed Homes there are, the more the mold

No one is going in or out of most foreclosed homes and the effects of this on the condition of the home can be devastating. When the electricity is shut off, there’s no dehumidifier, no sump pump, no air conditioning. … Continue reading

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Mold Attacks Norris Recreational Center

St. Charles School District 303 is investigating mold in a racquetball court at the Norris Recreational Center. Mold in the district already has caused respiratory infections, asthma attacks, migraine headaches, tiredness and dizziness in students and employees. St. Charles East … Continue reading

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Mold is a Landlord’s Least Fav Tenant

Landlords have responsibility even though tenants are responsible for general maintenance to the property they are renting. If they are keeping home clean and mold happens anyway, they will be pointing fingers at the landlords. This is because if the … Continue reading

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Does the Villa Cortina complex have a Mold Problem?

Villa Cortina tenant Bethany Anderson attributes her family’s illnesses to mold growing in her apartment. Testing by a private investigator turned up toxic mold. Anderson says “I believed it was mold. There solution was changing my air filter. They’ve now … Continue reading

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Tampa Mold Situation Critical: Mold UnArrested

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