The World Health Organization has produced a case study “Interventions and actions against damp and mould, ” The study,
performed by Dorr G. Dearborn, PhD, MD studies Ohio Cuyahoga county. Part of the study focused on moisture intervention and lists something we’ve been saying all along:

• Remove moisture damaged material.
• Remove mold exposure pathways.
• Clean mold from hard surfaces.
• Stop rain water intrusion.
• Exhaust water vapor.
• Repair plumbing leaks.

The study in pdf form can be found here:

Ironically, I wonder at a “HUD grant recipient” using the British spelling of mold in the document title.

PRWeb has a press release for a new product touted for remediation. It is a “new technique” that kills and removes spores which are said to “biodegrade, essentially turning it into harmless particulates. While other commercial antimicrobials available kill the mold spore, it is still present inside the home or office unless it is hepa vacuumed from the surface, which can be a considerable extra expense.”

One of the problems with mold is that the spore itself, dead or alive, is an allergen. And spores are tough little packages nature designed for mold to survive between periods of moisture. After visible mold is removed, there remains a variable quantity of ambient mold spores. There is a measurable amount in outdoor air all of the time which varies according to region and season.

I look at this with a positive frame of mind–but seeing is believing.

New Documentary Black Mold Exposure Scheduled to Screen in Landmark Theatre’s in San Diego, Cambridge, Seattle, Houston, and Chicago

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 7, 2009
Screenings of Black Mold Exposure are scheduled for May 12 in San Diego, CA, at Landmark’s La Jolla Village Cinemas, May 14 in Cambridge, MA, at Landmark’s Kendall Square Cinema, May 19 in Seattle, WA, at Landmark’s Metro Cinema’s, May 26 in Houston, TX, at Landmark’s River Oaks Theatre, and June 16 in Chicago, IL at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema. The film was touted as “Extraordinary” by Ted Gerdes of Gerdes Law, and was received exceptionally well at the Black Carpet World Premiere Event in Dallas in early April.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 7, 2009 — Screenings of Black Mold Exposure are scheduled for May 12 in San Diego, CA, at Landmark’s La Jolla Village Cinemas, May 14 in Cambridge, MA, at Landmark’s Kendall Square Cinema, May 19 in Seattle, WA, at Landmark’s Metro Cinema’s, May 26 in Houston, TX, at Landmark’s River Oaks Theatre, and June 16 in Chicago, IL at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema. The film was touted as “Extraordinary” by Ted Gerdes of Gerdes Law, and was received exceptionally well at the Black Carpet World Premiere Event in Dallas in early April.

Black Mold Exposure explores the bizarre illnesses associated with exposure to toxic mold and the film participants’ near impossible task of regaining their health and lives in an atmosphere of political and social intolerance and disbelief. The documentary is a first-ever look into the lives of those claiming to be ill from mold and the controversial and volatile climate surrounding it.

What I’ve found is that the press believes that it causes illness and they think it’s old news, but there’s a lot of controversy surrounding mold and whether it can cause illness. Most people in the public, physicians, experts, and even the CDC, don’t believe or aren’t aware of the debilitating and bizarre illnesses mold can cause. A growing number of people from all ages and walks of life claim mold made them ill while physicians, lawmakers and medical associations dispute the validity of these claims. Most of the symptoms of those claiming illness from mold can be caused by, and diagnosed as, any number of other illnesses. There are no standardized methods to measure what molds, at what exposure levels, over what period of time, might cause any given person to become ill.

The documentary follows filmmaker, Michael Roland Williams, and his girlfriend Karen Noseff, founder and designer of Fortune Denim, prior to her forming the premium denim line. She was forced to drop out of law school at Southern Methodist University, and struggles to regain her livelihood and well-being after an unknowing exposure to high levels of various molds that infested her apartment in Dallas. The documentary delves into the lives of six others as it explores the controversial mold issue.

“What I’ve found is that the press believes that it causes illness and they think it’s old news, but there’s a lot of controversy surrounding mold and whether it can cause illness. Most people in the public, physicians, experts, and even the CDC, don’t believe or aren’t aware of the debilitating and bizarre illnesses mold can cause.” Michael said.

To view the trailer, get showtimes, or find out more about the documentary Black Mold Exposure visit www.blackmoldexposuremovie.com.

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