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Advice for Moldy Georgia LEC

June 16, 2010

Since the LEC employees hundreds of people there will obviously be some turnover at some point. Isn’t it highly possible that someone with a suppressed immune system or a mold allergy could start working in the building?

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Katrina-Flooded Courthouse Not Too Worried About Mold

February 9, 2010

A report was done on the mold conditions of the building and stachybotrys was found. The report states that this mold produces dangerous toxins that “some doctors believe can be traced to lung infections.” That’s putting it very mildly. It is my understanding that other molds are more clearly responsible for pathogenic lung infections while stachybotrys is more associated with permanent brain damage.

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New Standards in Mold Testing

January 22, 2010

As we know, different mold affects different people in different ways to different degrees. If you can see or smell mold in your home, then there is reason to be concerned. If anyone in your household suffers from mysterious illnesses, you should also look into mold as the cause.

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Arizona School Cleans Up Their Mold?

October 13, 2009

Mesa Public Schools has announced that it has restored mold-spore levels to a safe level in Red Mountain Ranch Elementary after parents and teachers raised concerns about poor indoor air quality since 2005. The school is now deemed safe since indoor mold levels are lower than those measured outside a building. The cleanup process cost about $50,000 with an extra $8,000 for testing. If this sounds like a lot of money, then consider how Oak Ridge Elementary spent $600,000 “investigating” their mold problem only to arrive at the conclusion that “there is no mold.”

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Fuzzy Facts and Frustration

October 9, 2009

Unfortunately, the facts about mold are fuzzy, unclear, and often open to interpretation. At the same time, since our health, homes, and finances are at stake, our human bias is heavy, strong, and passionate. Fuzzy facts and human bias breeds a very frustrating environment when it comes to dealing with mold in our lives.

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Wendy Pauluk Cross-Contaminated by Mold

July 28, 2009

So if Dan was exposed to toxic mold by working at the Shadow Lane Health District then how could Wendy also be exposed? The answer is – from Dan. Wendy looked after Dan for four years in their home while he wasted away in bed. She changed his leaky bandages every morning as she made futile efforts to bring him back to health. She had to dispose of Dan’s clothes and bed mattresses as they too become infected with mold growth to clean.

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Three Ways Mold Can Harm You

March 13, 2009

Everyday I and the other members of our team speak with homeowners and business owners that are confused about mold and how it can harm them so I thought it would be a good blog topic. Part of the confusion about molds and how they affect us differently is due to the fact that molds actually [...]

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