Mold found in residence hall, Duke says

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Mold found in residence hall, Duke says

News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA

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DURHAM - Mold has been discovered at a Duke University residence

hall, university officials said Friday.

Next week, Duke will come up with a plan to treat the mold, which

the university described as a common form that typically grows

outdoors. Eddie Hull, dean of residence life and executive director

of housing services, said the mold does not appear to be a serious

health risk to students, and no students have been relocated.

Hull sent e-mail Friday to students in Edens 2A on the West Campus,

informing them that mold had been found in four rooms on the fifth

floor.

Hull said Duke's Occupational and Environmental Safety Office was

contacted and that inspectors from that office are collecting air

and surface samples inside and outside the building. " We won't know

for sure until Monday how serious the problem may be. At this point,

it does not appear to be an exposure problem, " Hull said. " We take

these things very seriously. "

Students reported a dirtlike substance being blown through air vents.

Last fall, mold was found in two of the five buildings in Edens

Quad. Air handlers in the buildings were cleaned, coated with paint

and equipped with new diffusers.