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November 12, 2003 Adverse Human Health Effects Associated with Molds in the Indoor Environment   Volume 3 Issue 40  
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This week:  Rhizopus rhizopodiformis
This week: Rhizopus rhizopodiformis
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Adverse Human Health Effects Associated with Molds in the Indoor Environment
By: American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

In recent years, the growth of molds in home, school, and office environments has been cited as the cause of a wide variety of human ailments and disabilities. So-called "toxic mold" has become a prominent topic in the lay press and is increasingly the basis for litigation when individuals, families, or building occupants believe they have been harmed by exposure to indoor molds. This evidence-based statement from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) discusses the state of scientific knowledge as to the nature of fungal-related illnesses while emphasizing the possible relationships to indoor environments.
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Lowest Bidder Proves Costly
Schools plagued by leaks
By: David Ovalle, Miami Herald

Has it come to this????

The contract for North Miami's long-anticipated K-8 school on Biscayne Boulevard went to a construction company that has a questionable history of building schools in Miami-Dade County.  The Miami-Dade School Board on Aug. 20 awarded the $16.4 million contract to Hialeah-based F. & L. Construction. The company has built five schools that officials say are prone to leaking.


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LEGIONELLA

Signs and symptoms of Legionella pneumonia include:

A dry cough and difficulty breathing

Fever

Chills and shaking

Muscle aches and overall feelings of weakness and lack of energy

A headache

Suffer from confusion or disorientation, loss of appetite and occasionally diarrhea

All of the above

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