... and stayed wet started to stink; it was mold. The women complained. They each had health-related issues: mold allergies, asthma, or other complications. It put them all at a greater risk. Then it got worse. They tore up the carpeting from below the furniture, and they ripped off the old wooden baseboards...

... Part I: Dealing with Mold as an Occupational Health Hazard Introduction Bioaerosols are airborne particles derived from microbial, viral and related sources. Human response to bioaerosols can range from innocuous effects (minor eye or respiratory irritation) to serious disease (chronic...

... health effect homeowner investigation Industrial hygiene Insurance Company industrial hygienist contractor Health & Medicine remediation private homeowner mold inspections-the hurdle banking & finance mold growth mold occupational guidance document conclusion Mold...

... Introduction Mold abatement activity continues to grow, but the industry still lacks clear guidance on what is required to safely manage these projects. Where there is guidance, the response to mold contamination is beginning to look much like the response to asbestos contamination...

... Introduction Mold is ubiquitous, naturally occurring, and nearly always present in the outdoor air and, hence, the indoor air. Mold is brought into the indoor environment on plants, people, materials, ventilation systems, etc. It is not commonly introduced into the indoor environment from...

... Session No. 607 An Overview of ASSE s Efforts Regarding Worker Safety and Mold in the Workplace Mary Ann Latko, CSP, CIH, QEP National Practice Leader, Casualty Risk Control Aon Risk Services Chicago, IL Introduction This paper, as its title indicates, is intended to provide you with a brief...

...Session No. 724 Indoor Air Quality and Toxic Mold Michael D. Geyer, P.E., CIH, CSP SCS Engineers, Long Beach, CA INDOOR VERSUS OUTDOOR AIR This narrative will discuss indoor air quality (IAQ) inside occupied structures, sources and behavior of contaminants, and methods to identify the bad air...

... regulations on the federal level, but activities at the state level have been extensive, especially in the area of proposed mold legislation. In fact, this appears to be the year of resurgence of issues related to potential exposures to various biological and terrorist agents such as avian influenza, prions...

... Health & Medicine chartarum exposure US government Workplace Hazard immunology remediation biocide Industrial hygiene health effect building material mold allergen Compound mold growth Mold Exposure contamination spore guideline metabolite fungus moisture problem...

... Is Mold the Plague of the 1990's or Much Earlier? "And he that owns the house shall come saying, ….. it seems to me there is, as it were, a plague in the house. Then it shall be commanded that the house be emptied. And he shall look upon the plague, and, behold, if the plague is in the walls...

... FACT # 1 - THE LEGAL DEFINITION OF MOLD Mold means any species of fungi, including but not limited to, mold, yeast, mildew, spores, mold toxins, mycotoxins, mold metabolites, mold antigens, mold allergens, mold-produced antibiotics, or dust or fumes containing any of the foregoing...

... Introduction Exhibit 1: Mold colonization on a wall. (available in full paper) Since molds grow outdoors on dead or alive plant and other materials, mold spores are found in all air. Thus individuals with allergies can have health problems even without indoor mold colonization. The real...