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How to Control Mold? ...Don't Push the Envelope! Buildings in the north should not blow and
buildings in the south should not suck. | |
 Green News (WooEB)
The building envelope is the physical separator between the interior and the exterior environments of a building. The control function is at the core of good performance, and in practice focuses, in order of importance, on rain control, air control, heat control, and vapor control. Uncontrolled moisture indoors can cause major...
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by Evelyn Boswell, MSU News Service
BOZEMAN - Researchers led by Montana State University have found a surprising condition that occurs in the lungs after an invasion of a common mold that can cause deadly infections in humans.
In the most oxygen-rich environment in the body - the lungs - the scientists discovered a shortage of oxygen. The shortage resulted from inflammation and invasive growth of the mold, which greatly reduced the oxygen available to the pathogenic mold Aspergillus fumigatus...
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| Rare Infection Strikes Victims of a Tornado in Missouri | |
by TIMOTHY WILLIAMS | of The New York Times
Several people who were injured when a tornado devastated Joplin, Mo., last month have become sickened by an uncommon, deadly fungal infection and at least three have died, although public health officials said Friday that a link between the infection and the deaths was not certain.
Also on Friday, the death toll from the tornado was raised to 151.
Eight tornado victims have fallen ill from the mysterious infection, and each had...
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| Early Mold Exposure May Play Role in Asthma Development | |
by Reponen T. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol.
Early life exposure to mold may play a role in childhood asthma development, according to a study published online.
Tiina Reponen, PhD, professor of environmental health at the University of Cincinnati, and colleagues analyzed 7 years of data for 176 children to evaluate the effects of mold exposure in early life.
The children were part of the Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study (CCAAPS), a long-term population-based study that included more than 700 children from...
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S.D. to Hand out Special Masks for Mold Clean-up | |
Sioux City Journal
PIERRE, S.D. - Gov. Dennis Daugaard says the state Department of Health is distributing 50,000 special respirator masks to help homeowners with cleanup in 40 counties where flood disaster declarations are in place, including Clay, Union and Yankton counties.
The state acquired the masks during the H1N1 flu response, but the respirator masks are also recommended during flood cleanup to limit exposure to mold. High levels of exposure to some molds can cause illness in susceptible people. Typical symptoms include nasal and sinus congestion, eye irritation, dry or hacking cough, nose or throat irritation, and skin rashes or irritation...
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