Re: Clean up That Moldy Mess

[Guest guest]

The woman quoted in this article is the I.H. Dr. who gave my school a

negative health assessment. Still on the web - google HHE and put in

Liberty.

Didn't make any difference.

There is no clout from NIOSH

Clean up etc, is voluntary.

tigerpaw2c wrote:

> Clean up That Moldy Mess

> Ivanhoe Broadcast News - Winter Park,FL*

> Reported March 2008

>

> http://www.ivanhoe.com/science/story/2008/03/406a.html

> <http://www.ivanhoe.com/science/story/2008/03/406a.html>

>

> ATLANTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A musty, mildewy smell is the

> undeniable odor of mold. And it may be lurking in more places than

> you know -- having harmful effects on your health. Now, we tell you

> how to track down mold.

>

> Holly Russo's tub comes clean now, but there was once a moldy

> nightmare lurking underneath it. " Our first reaction, when we saw

> the mold, was absolute horror. I could not believe what was under

> there. I've never seen anything like it, " says Russo.

>

> Mold that's made its way indoors can cause health problems, but many

> people still don't understand the hazards. Now, industrial

> hygienists are growing mold to learn more about how it grows, what

> it grows on, and how mold makes us sick.

>

> " I want to know what makes up that moldy, musty smell. I want to

> know are there compounds there that can cause people to have health

> problems, " says Terri Pearce, Ph.D., an industrial hygienist for The

> Centers for Disease Control's National Institute for Occupational

> Safety and Health (NIOSH).

>

> In a lab, with the perfect blend of moisture and warmth, mold

> spores, or tiny cells, grow on different types of building

> materials. With the right amount of moisture, mold can grow faster,

> turning an ordinary ceiling tile into moldy messes.

>

> Researchers learn which materials withstand mold better -- and which

> moldy smells come from mold that may cause more serious health

> problems. " Some of the chemicals that make up that odor actually are

> known to be irritants and so they can cause people to have

> respiratory health affects, " explains Dr. Pearce.

>

> Learning more about mold helps researchers develop better ways to

> find it, treat health problems, like asthma and allergies, and teach

> how vital it is to clean up moldy messes.

>

> " If you can see it, don't worry about what kind of mold it is ... get

> rid of it, " says Dr. Pearce ... Holly did, and she feels better! " The

> next morning, my allergies were gone. It was great! " Russo says. She

> is finally mold-free and healthy.

>

> Researchers point out that mold is actually present everywhere, all

> the time. But when damp, humid conditions are present, mold can grow

> out of control and cause problems.

>

> The American Industrial Hygiene Association contributed to the

> information contained in the TV portion of this report.

>

> Click here to Go Inside This Science or contact:

>

> Fred Blosser, Public Affairs Officer

> National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

> (202) 260-8519

> fbb0@... <mailto:fbb0%40cdc.gov>

>

> American Industrial Hygiene Association

> Hurley

> (703) 846-0740

> mhurley@... <mailto:mhurley%40aiha.org>

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