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Tag Archive for: mold and moisture

flooded homes after hurricane flood

Protect Yourself Against Mold in Hurricane Season

in Home Care /by Carolyn Willbanks

Written by Guest Author Megan Jones from www.grizzlytarps.com The Atlantic hurricane season is nearing its peak, and with the churning storms, disasters are just around the corner. You can expect torrential rains, lashing winds, and overwhelming storm surges that leave extensive damage in its wake. But those aren’t the only dangers to expect during hurricane […]

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Pomfret’s Prosper Valley School Has Mold Problems of Its Own

March 28, 2019/in Schools & Institutions /by Carolyn Willbanks

POMFRET — Samuel Morey Elementary in Fairlee isn’t the only Upper Valley school dealing with a mold outbreak. Prosper Valley School in Pomfret has been closed since last summer. The K-6 school, which has about 70 students from Pomfret and Bridgewater, isn’t expected to reopen until the start of the 2020-21 school year. In the […]

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Battling that Great Northwest Headache – Mold

March 28, 2019/in "Sick Buildings" /by Carolyn Willbanks

The Corvallis Rental Property Management Group took on that bane of Pacific Northwest living — mold — at its monthly meeting Tuesday at the Elks Lodge. On hand were Dawn Duerksen and Steve Duerksen of Duerksen and Associates, Noah Chamberlain and Sarah Saul of Access the Law and Tracy Oulman, housing and neighborhoods coordinator for […]

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When It Rains, It Molds

March 19, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

When I went home recently to visit my family in Maine I noticed mold spots on the ceiling in multiple rooms. Roof and water damage from New England’s snowy winter caused the mold. So I called Mark Berry, EPA’s Region 6 Indoor Air Quality Coordinator in Dallas. He assured me mold in Maine is much […]

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Mold and Moisture

in Home Care /by Carolyn Willbanks

Molds are microscopic fungi that live on plant and vegetable matter. They can be found almost anywhere, and grow on virtually any surface where moisture is present. Mold and moisture are always found together. Molds reproduce by tiny microscopic seeds called spores. They are in the air all the time. An air filter can capture […]

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Mold Damage Take Over Recent Flooding

June 24, 2008/in The Environment /by Carolyn Willbanks

Madison, WI – As floodwaters begin to recede, homeowners are dealing with additional problems associated with the damage. Those who saw their homes fill with water now have health concerns to worry about, most notably mold, according to health officials. Health officials said that with all the extra water and moisture following the floods, there’s […]

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Pima Kindergarten Reopened

October 3, 2004/in Schools & Institutions /by Contributor

by Tim Dana – Staff Writer, Eastern Arizona Courier Pima Kindergarten reopened after broken water lines caused mold in the school. This flooding closed the building and forced the two kindergarten classes to move classes. They moved to the Responsibility Center located in the elementary school double-wide trailer. Elementary Principal Lynne Jones said Pima Kindergarten […]

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Three New Schools Might Be Tardy

October 3, 2004/in Schools & Institutions /by Contributor

by Steve Harrison and Sonji Jacobs Broward schools construction chief Tom Calhoun said three new schools slated to open on the first day of school ”are on the bubble” and may not be ready Aug. 26. Westglades Middle in Parkland, Park Lakes Elementary in Lauderdale Lakes and Manatee Bay Elementary in Weston may miss their […]

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Insurance: New Scourge

October 3, 2004/in Insurance Companies /by Contributor

3/12/05 Guest Commentary by Sandra Ghiardelli Hardly a day goes by, it seems, that creative trial lawyers are not finding new ways to get into your pocket. One new device is to fill the courts with claims based on the attack of the killer mold. It sounds like a bad, 1950’s science-fiction movie, but it […]

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