Airport Holiday Inn in Portland - Mold Meeting

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Mold in structures can hold occupants in unhealthy grip

9/19/02

Indoor mold that can cause health problems for occupants of a home, school

or commercial structure will be the focus of a meeting Tuesday and

Wednesday, Oct. 8 and 9, at the Airport Holiday Inn in Portland.

Mold in Buildings: Prevention, Assessment and Resolution is the title of the

3rd annual conference on the topic, sponsored by the American Lung

Association of Oregon andthe Oregon State University Extension Service.

The conference will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 8 and from 7:45

a.m. until noon on Oct. 9. Featured speakers will include Tsongas, a

professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at Portland State University,

and Dr. Emil J. Bardana, Jr., a professor in the Division of Allergy and

Clinical Immunology at the Oregon Health Sciences University.

Pat Aune, a faculty member in OSU's Multnomah County Extension Office and

one of the meeting's organizers and presenters, said participants will learn

how to identify mold problems, what is known about the health effects of

mold exposure, and how to identify and correct conditions that promote mold

growth in buildings.

Target audiences, Aune said, include builders, remodelers, architects,

building inspectors and appraisers, apartment owners and managers, housing

authority workers, school officials and maintenance personnel, public health

educators, real estate agents, environmental consultants, homeowners and

other interested citizens.

Registration is $45 for Oct. 8, $35 for Oct. 9 or $70 for both days. Lunch

on Tuesday, Oct. 8, is included in the registration charge. Payment can be

made with a check payable to the American Lung Association of Oregon, or

with a VISA or Mastercard.

To ask questions about how to register for the conference, or about the

program, call the American Lung Association of Oregon at 503-924-4094, Ext.

17.

The registration mailing address: Mold In Buildings Conference, American

Lung Association of Oregon, 7420 SW Bridgeport Road, Suite 200, Tigard, OR

97224-7790.