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Tag Archive for: water intrusion

With a wet basement mold grows everywhere.

Mold is Everywhere

in Mold Overview /by Carolyn Willbanks

You cannot avoid mold. In fact, mold is everywhere. The reason that you do not see piles of dead plant material and other organic material accumulating outside is because of mold. Mold has a purpose in our eco-system. It feeds on dead organic matter. However, mold becomes a serious problem when it begins growing indoors. […]

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Black mold found in subfloor of California Correctional facility© American Federation of Government Employees Local 1237

California Correctional Officers Say Black Mold is Making Them Sick

November 19, 2018/in "Sick Buildings" /by Carolyn Willbanks

Summary Mold was found in the Federal Correctional Institution in Mendota California. A correctional officer filed a complaint protesting that toxic mold was making some of the guards sick. The American Federation of Government Employees local president spoke to the press. He said that mold in the sub floor was likely causing ‘sick building syndrome‘. But […]

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Brenda’s Ordeal

October 3, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

My name is Brenda Park LPN, and I am employed with Vineland Developmental Center. I have noticed my health has went down hill tremendously in the past 4 years that is when I started working there! I have had bronchitis, pneumonia, sinus infections, respiratory infections, IBS, stomach problems, legs hurt so bad that I can […]

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Brockovich Takes on A New Foe: Mold

October 3, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Stachybotrys can infest a House. Does it cause brain damage? Some say ‘Yes’. Workers are now trying to save Brockovich’s house from toxic mold. It is an expensive job. Since the movie bearing her name appeared, everyone knows who Erin Brockovich is: the working mother who traced illnesses in a small California town to groundwater […]

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Ed Mcmahon’s Killer Mold Problem

October 3, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Heyyyy-yo! Ed’s dog is dead–and he’s suing mad. Former Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon and his wife, Pamela, have filed a $20 million-plus lawsuit accusing his insurance company and contractors of making a toxic-mold ‘wasteland’ of his Beverly Hills home and leaving him and his wife ‘seriously ill’. Not to mention claiming the life of […]

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Board OKs $34,000 Mold-Fighting Job

August 7, 2002/in Govt. & Politics /by Carolyn Willbanks

SENECA FALLS – Drainage improvements will be made to the village hall to eliminate mold buildup and other problems. The board of trustees Monday agreed to spend $34,000 of its surplus for work in the basement of the police department, where dampness has led to mold and the growth of mushrooms on the carpets, as […]

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