Mold Information

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Mold Information

Tuesday, September 17, 2002; Page HE04

While heavy mold growth does not inevitably cause is not tantamount to bad

health, it is nevertheless a health risk that should be remedied. The

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that rugs or items of

furniture that weren't quickly and thoroughly dried after becoming soggy be

thrown out.

The EPA also recommends cleaning all indoor surfaces where all indoor mold

accumulates. The agency does not generally prescribe testing for the type of

mold in your home, because testing is usually costly and the results are

often difficult to interpret.

If you smell mold, feel ill and are worried that mold might be harming your

health, that's an appropriate time to visit an allergist to be tested for

mold allergies, advises according to Dr. Gailen Marshall, director of the

Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the University of Texas

Medical School at Houston.

For more information, see:

.. A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home: www.9epa.gov/iaq/molds/

.. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology:

www.9aaaai.org/patients/allergic_conditions/molds.stm

.. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America:

www.aafa.org/templ/display.cfm?id=232

.. Elsewhere in The Washington Post: The Washington Post's Home section began

a two-part series on handling household mold last week (Sept. 12). The story

is available at washingtonpost.com on the Home and Garden page.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3071-2002Sep11.html