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Mold in Prisons

“There was big, dark, gray, blackish mildew around the air vent and that’s where the air was coming from … it smelled like death.” – Candie Hailey, Rikers Island pre-trial detainee. Exposure to mold infestations is another environmental concern for … Continue reading

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Providence High School Closes 19 Classrooms due to Mold Infestation

Several classrooms at Central High School in Providence, Rhode Island, have been closed due to mold problem. Authorities said 19 classrooms have been closed after mold was discovered in the East Wing of the school. The school district said in a … Continue reading

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Damp Building Effect

The phrase toxic mold syndrome should be replaced by damp building effect, which refers to a well-documented effect. Mold is certainly part of the picture but doctors can’t always define if it is an allergy, mold toxin, or some other … Continue reading

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Fire Station loses the Mold Lottery

Toxic mold in El Dorado County caused a fire station to close after heavy rains caused mold to grow in the walls. Firefighters smelled the mold after three weeks of heavy rains. Smelling mold is a key indicator that it … Continue reading

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After Rebuilding New Orleans , Latino Workers Await Justice

Latino immigrants who came to reconstruct New Orleans after it was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 were victims of wage theft, hazardous work conditions and harassment by employers. Some were exposed to dangerous substances at work such as mold, … Continue reading

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Kane County’s Moldy Morgue in News again

After 8 months, Kane County’s morgue will be reopening after mold remediation. The coroner is having an open house from 9:45 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10. Coroner Rob Russell said, “The detection of mold was the apex of this … Continue reading

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California Board of Equalization Faces $50M Mold Claim

After they spent $28 million just dealing with the mold remediation, The California Board of Equalization (BOE) is facing a new claim filed by their employees, who say that the mold at the BOE headquarters has been causing them respiratory … Continue reading

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Kane County Coroner Office Closed Following Black Mold Detection

The coroner office for Kane County, Illinois is being temporarily shifted to DuPage County facility, after black mold was detected in and around the morgue’s cooler and refrigerator area. Rob Russell, the Kane County Coroner, said at Friday’s Judicial and … Continue reading

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Nursing and Fine Arts buildings in Winston-Salem State University Cleared Mold Test

Two old buildings of Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina, have cleared the mold and asbestos tests. The tests were conducted after some complaints were reported regarding possible mold and asbestos contamination in Old Nursing building, built in 1956 and Fine … Continue reading

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City of Donalsonville Fire Station Faces Mold and Asbestos Problems

The fire station building in the city of Donalsonville, Georgia, is experiencing mold and asbestos problems. A survey, conducted this February by the Alternative Construction & Environmental Solutions, showed the evidence of mold growth as well as high carbon monoxide … Continue reading

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76 Year old Roosevelt County Courthouse Building Infested with Mold

The employees of the Roosevelt County Courthouse in Portales, New Mexico, were temporary relocated, after mold was discovered in the building. Eight different of molds, including one black mold strain were discovered in the 76 year old building. According to … Continue reading

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Mold Removed from Iowa Gov mansion

The kitchen, living room and bedrooms all had to be redone when toxic mold infested the Iowa Governor’s mansion. The building tested for high levels of toxic mold. Over the years, leaky windows and ceilings were a breeding ground for … Continue reading

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Biola University Mold afternote

The library archives are closed as the library addresses the mold found on Sept. 23. Restoration Services completed the cleanup on Oct. 25 and left the archives room in containment over the weekend. The mold was non-toxic. Archived books appear … Continue reading

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Mold in Schools

Every summer unoccupied schools become the ideal environment for mold to flourish. With air handling systems shut down, and windows and doors locked down tightly, humidity is trapped inside. Multiply that situation with rain, or even worse, roof or plumbing … Continue reading

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Arbor Heights classroom floods in dry weather

When a water filter burst over the weekend, an Arbor Heights classroom flooded. You know the classroom will be having mold problems after this. The principal was quoted saying: It appears the water ran all weekend with several inches of … Continue reading

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Stetson Town Office Closed for Mold

Stetson Fire Department and town library are now playing host to town clerks, code enforcement and the assessor after testing confirmed toxic mold in the the Stetson town office. “Unguaranteed” remediation quotes were around $120,000” The remediator sprayed the carpet, … Continue reading

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University of Louisville Student Resident Building Taken Over by Mold

High level of mold spores were detected in one of the residence halls of the University of Louisville. 270 students were requested to move out from the building. Mold spores specifically occupied University of Louisville’s Miller Hall on its Belknap … Continue reading

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Union Gap City Hall Falls Victim to Mold

It took five months for Union Gap city leaders to decide city hall will be torn down due to toxic mold. Black mold sickened city employees. One factor is that there is no grant to remediate; but they can get … 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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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 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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Tampa Mold Situation Critical: Mold UnArrested

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Firefighters Put Out by mold

In the city of Clairmont Florida, three of five firefighters are sharing a $69 room at the neighboring Hampton Inn hotel, and three EMS techs are sleeping at Fire Station 1, which is located at 439 W. Highway 50–all because … Continue reading

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Michigan shelter afflicted with Mold

Delta Animal Shelter’s mold, along with the animals, is under new management. Mold was discovered when a plumber was installing pipes in the attic, and found a ceiling “dripping with mold.” But apparently, the new management which took over the … Continue reading

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Mold Endangers City Employees?

Journalist David Mance asks if the Union Gap mayor put city employees in danger by not providing 100% transparency. He didn’t inform everyone about the mold problem that shut down city hall when he first found out about it. In … Continue reading

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Sick Building Syndrome

The term Sick building syndrome evolved in the 1970’s describing office-bound workers trapped in airtight buildings. The official OSHA Sick building syndrome lists the symptoms: eye, nose, and throat irritation; dryness of mucous membranes and skin; nosebleeds; skin rash; mental … Continue reading

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Toxic Mold Closing Union Gap City Hall

Toxic mold uncovered at Union Gap City Hall is leading to the city hall being shut down. Last week during repairs, chunks of drywall covered in black mold fell from the ceiling. The mayor’s assistant may have a skin condition … Continue reading

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Nevada: Unsound Health Dept Building

Mrs Daniel Pauluk who filed a federal lawsuit in 2007 claiming the building is responsible for her husband’s death also claims that the unsafe building that killed her husband was also infested with mold. A structural engineering study showed the … Continue reading

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City of Cleveland and Ford’s Neighborhood Progress filed suit

The suits seek about $100,000 in damages in addition to pursuing a large volume of code enforcement and debt collection cases against individual borrowers and banks amounting to $100,000 in damages. The Cuyahoga County Land Bank has managed to strike … Continue reading

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Mold, Creeping Up the Stairway

Toxic mold feeds on cellulose in plaster wallboard and anywhere else it can find it. One of the better known molds is Stachybotrys, which excretes mycotoxins that endanger everyone. It is worse than many other molds because many molds do … Continue reading

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