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More School Mold Announcements:
Southern High, with 2 closed classrooms may have more closed classrooms coming up, because the AC unit serving the contaminated area has not been isolated and may be spreading spores all over. There is mold on the upper walls of … Continue reading
Mold School Reopening
Another in a long list of moldy schools is in the news. Today it is Salem Community College’s Davidow Hall. The building was closed this summer to handle a mold infestation, but a reopening is planned after the cleanup is … Continue reading
Mold vs. City Hall
Another town’s city hall struck down by mold. It’s not unexpected. Combine buildings with water, and, well, buildings have a lot of cellulose-eating mold to feed. This time it is Linn Valley City Hall. They had it tested for mold, … Continue reading
Wet Summers bring Fall Mold
Schools and dorm rooms are in for a clean-up in many areas of the country due to the frequency of rain this summer. In preparation for back to school, schools buildings and dormitories are turning up with heavy mold growth … Continue reading
Move over Mechagodzilla, Here comes a Slime-bot
Researcher Andy Adamatzky is breeching the gap between science and science fiction in his mold-obitics. He is using plasmodium, a type of slime mold, a “naturally occurring substance with its own built in intelligence,” to create the next generation of … Continue reading
Orange County Records Turning to Blue Cheese
Oldie moldy records are something of a cliche, but apparently in the land of Goshen (Orange County), old mortgage records are literally molding. So apparently now that this has been discovered, the basement records room has been closed for cleaning. … Continue reading
Hearst Elementary School Classes Cancelled Due to Mold
As exposure can lead to nasal stuffiness, eye irritation, wheezing, or skin irritation, fever and shortness of breath, the first day of school at Hearst Elementary School in Pleasanton was cancelled due to mold. Mold was found between stucco and … Continue reading
School vs Mold in Mt. Vernon
Condensation has created mold in some classrooms of the afflicted G building of Mt. Vernon Township High School. Earlier mold issues have been corrected, supposedly but we all know that any ongoing moisture situation will cause an ongoing mold situation, … Continue reading
Mold at Trinity Christian Academy?
At Trinity Christian Academy, a private school, several classes have been relocated because of possible mold issues at the school. The potential mold situation is attributed to recent rainfall and high levels of humidity. Apparently school officials informed parents that … Continue reading
Jackson County Mold
The new Emergency Operations Center in Jackson County has mold. Apparently mold has showed up in the ceiling; and there’s a strong scent of mold in the rest of the building The search is on for the source, but it … Continue reading
There’s Old School, and There’s Mold School
Guilford County Health Dept has a moldy school on their hands. Oak Ridge Elementary is going to be closed this summer for mold clean-up after being directed by the health department to: Clean and repair the heat, ventilation and air … Continue reading
Mold Denial doesn’t make it go away
In spite of low-income housing residents who fell ill with swollen eyes, flu-like symptoms and respiratory problems two days after moving in, and county-commissioned lab tests identifying four mold species (including Penicillium, Aspergillus and Cladosporium) listed by the federal government … Continue reading
Something Moldy in Paradise
As wonderful as it is, Hawaii is humid–and mold loves Hawaii as much as we do. Take for example the Hawaii Hilton, with a history of mold. (Closed for mold in the past, and possibly in the future. Before the … Continue reading
University of Cincinnati: University of Mold
The campus residence known as Morgens Hall has been tested positive as having black mold and asbestos. Though the university is supposed to take care of the mold, clean it all up, and notify residents and alumni that they’ve been … Continue reading
Louisville KY: The Running Tale of Jo-Manda Quarrells and Mold
In Louisville KY, don’t complain to your landlord about substandard conditions, because he just might kick you out. In Louisville, Ky, don’t take on the responsibility of your own children plus your sister’s children, and try to make it on … Continue reading
Black Mold Documentary Trailer
About Black Mold Exposure follows Michael Roland Williams, filmmaker, and Karen Noseff, founder and designer of Fortune Denim, struggling to regain their livelihood and well-being after they were unknowingly exposed to high levels of various molds that had infested Karens … Continue reading
The Irony of Mold
It is legally difficult to pin down mold as a cause of illness, even though there is clear cause and effect evidence, scientific evidence and medical evidence. Medically, mold has been found culpable in affecting the health of the immune-deficient, … Continue reading
Mold Moves in; Kids Move Out
Because St. Dominic’s Catholic school is hosting mold in its ceiling, walls and floor, its kindergarten class may be hosted at a portable building at Mills Elementary School, at least that is what seems to be going on here. The … Continue reading
Mold Remediation Comes to Yuma County Public Health Dept
Isn’t it ironic that the government hasn’t set mold standards but the local health department is all too frequently in the news getting a mold-makeover? That’s what is happening with the Yuma County Public Health Department Building. Apparently the mold … Continue reading
Old and Fearing Mold
Manitoba Housing has a senior facility where residents live in fear of mold, thanks to a March 23 intrusion of water. Seniors are refusing to be put off by claims the water is clean–maybe the seniors know that mold likes … Continue reading
September National Indoor Toxic Mold Awareness Month
According to the Carson City Legislature, September has been designated National Indoor Toxic Mold Awareness Month. THis is one of 23 resolutions that have been passed. Very ironic isn’t it? when science and so many of the courts refuse to … Continue reading
Mold Dies In LA Court
A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the $1.1 million MOLD civil suit of Heather Jenkins and Melissa Dawn McKee, former tenants of Unit 1103 of the Greenbrier Estates apartments in Slidell Louisiana. Chester J. … Continue reading
Senator Tours Moldy Courthouse
Thanks to a US senator, the General Services Administration is going to be looking into conditions at the Sam M. Gibbons Federal Courthouse. Maintenance work has been scheduled but the progress appears to have halted. Dodging moldy buckets set out … Continue reading
Addressing environmental Health Implications
Addressing environmental health Implications of mold exposure after major flooding. Does all of this seem painfully obvious to anyone who lives in the real world? I suppose it is a good thing that at least some scientific expertise is being … Continue reading
Georgia Plant Mold At the Root of Nationwide Panic
Peanuts are particularly prone to grow certain molds. Inspection of the Peanut Corp. of America plant revealed conditions such as “tote containers with butter residue and “black buildup” and “mildew and possibly some static dust on ceiling of butter storage … Continue reading
Mini mold lawsuit?
Paperwork from the Cincinnati Health Department say due to mold and moisture, Kelly Heller needs to move out of her Crystal Apartment. Heller wants her security deposit back, plus January rent and repair cash. The landlord is only offering Heller … Continue reading
Inmates sue Canyon County over jail mold
The Idaho ACLU is representing inmates suing Canyon County in federal court over conditions at the county’s overcrowded jail amounting to cruel and inhumane treatment. Since 2001, the jail has exceeded its 361-person capacity. Conditions include inadequate ventilation and temperature … Continue reading
Mold Mold Everywhere
After 167 samples were studied, researchers at Lund University in Sweden reported that more mold toxins are around than earlier estimations indicate. According to researcher and doctoral candidate Erica Bloom, “Mycotoxins not only directly kill cells but can also affect … Continue reading
Is DHS Responsible for Basement Mold Farm?
Is the Illinois Department of Health and Human Services killing Eugene Phelps? That’s what Phelps believes. The Chicago resident lives in a water damaged house, dating back from when a water pipe broke in the basement during a bathroom remodel. … Continue reading
Austin Texas Mold Mansion
On June 8, the Governor’s Mansion burned. Then the fire was put out, inundating the 156-year-old Greek Revivalist building with water. Now the cleanup is underway, with crews hauling out buckets of ashes, debris and the mold resulting from all … Continue reading