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sick building syndrome

Senator Attempts to Rescue Moldy Courthouse

June 23, 2009

The problems with the courthouse were finally brought to light when U.S. Senator Bill Nelson visited the building after receiving numerous cries for help from building occupants. After seeing the mold and experiencing symptoms himself during his tour of the building he vowed to “raise Cain,” “stay on their doorstep,” and “beat the door down until they get some action.”

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Study on Mold in the Workplace

April 23, 2009

25% percent of the patients were on the sick-list, and 20% drew disability pension due to persistent symptoms at follow-up. If you think you are saving money by not paying for mold remediation, consider how much it costs to pay employees for sick days and disability pension.

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Is Your Building Sick?

January 27, 2009

The term “sick building syndrome” is used so commonly these days that you might hear it just referred to as “SBS.” A building is considered to be “sick” when occupants experience acute health and comfort effects, most likely resulting from poor indoor air quality. The specific cause of these effects must be unknown, but the general discomfort is shared by multiple occupants of the building (a “building related illness,” or BRI, occurs when the illness is diagnosable and the cause can be attributed directly to airborne building contaminants).

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