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US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

Mold

Molds produce tiny spores to reproduce. Mold spores waft through the indoor

and outdoor air continually. When mold spores land on a damp spot indoors,

they may begin growing and digesting whatever they are growing on in order

to survive. There are molds that can grow on wood, paper, carpet, and foods.

When excessive moisture or water accumulates indoors, mold growth will often

occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or

un-addressed. There is no practical way to eliminate all mold and mold

spores in the indoor environment; the way to control indoor mold growth is

to control moisture.

USACHPPM Mold Resources:

· USACHPPM TG 277, Army Facilities Management Information Document

on Mold Remediation Issues, February 2002. (254 KB PDF)

· USACHPPM TG 278, Industrial Hygiene and Preventive Medicine Mold

Assessment Guide, February 2002. (337 KB PDF)

· Mold Investigation Decision Logic Notes. (71 KB PDF)

· Mold Related Health Complaints - An Integrated Clinical and

Environmental Approach. (77 KB PDF)

· Health Effects of Mold, USACHPPM Information Paper, 28 February

2002. (68 KB PDF)

· Molds at Home and Work, USACHPPM Tri-Fold. (249 KB PDF)

· Preventing Mold in the Home, USACHPPM Fact Sheet, February 2002.

(98 KB PDF)

Environmental Protection Agency Mold Resources:

· Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings, EPA

402-K-01-001, March 2001. (4.69 MB PDF)

· A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home. EPA. This Guide

provides information and guidance for homeowners and renters on how to clean

up residential mold problems and how to prevent mold growth.

· Mold Resources from the EPA

· Introduction to Molds

· Basic Mold Cleanup

· Ten Things You Should Know About Mold

· Asthma and Mold

· Floods/Flooding

· Health and Mold

· Homes and Mold

· Indoor Air Regulations and Mold

· Large Buildings and Mold

· Schools and Mold and Indoor Air Quality

· Other Mold-Related Resources/Links

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mold Resources:

· Molds in the Environment

· Stachybotrys chartarum and Other Molds

· Pulmonary Hemorrhage in Infants

· Mold Links

· En Español

Federal Emergency Management Agency

· Homes That Were Flooded May Harbor Mold Problems

· Mold Can Damage Your Home and Health

· Prompt Flood Cleanup Can Help Prevent Health Problems

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

· Healthy Homes Issues: Mold, External Review Draft, Version 2, 2

October 2001 (273 KB PDF)

· Mold Prevention and Detection: A Guide for Housing Authorities in

Indian Country (653 KB PDF)

New York City Department of Health

· Facts About Mold, Provides common questions and answers about

mold.

· Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor

Environments, Includes information on health issues, assessment,

remediation, and hazard communication.

Other Mold Resources (Federal and Public)

· National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease's Mold

Allergy Web Site, Provides questions and answers on mold allergies.

· National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIEHS

' mission is to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from

environmental causes by understanding each of these elements and how they

interrelate. Search on " mold " to see NIEHS' list of mold-related documents.

· National Library of Medicine Mold Web site, Provides information

in English and Spanish on molds, including cleanup, health aspects,

organizations dealing with it, and other resources.

· Indoor Air quality Tools: Education Prevention and Investigation,

Provided by the University of California Industrial Hygiene Work Group

· Minnesota Department of Health's Mold in Homes, Provides

information regarding health concerns associated with mold exposure in the

home and advice on finding and removing mold contamination.

· Indoor Fungi Resources, Provided by the University of Minnesota

· Institute of Medicine's Damp Indoor Spaces and Health Project,

This site provides background and status information on this mold project.

· Mold in My Home: What Do I Do? California Department of Health

Services, Addresses questions and concerns regarding mold in the home and

other indoor environments, test interpretation, and cleanup methods.

· Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America (AAFA): Mold Allergy,

AAFA is a non-profit patient organization dedicated to improving the quality

of life for people with asthma and allergies and their caregivers, through

education, advocacy and research.