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October 19, 2006 Family gets $2M in toxic mold verdict   Volume 1 Issue 239  
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Family gets $2M in toxic mold verdict
by By Julie Goodman, Clarion Ledger - October 25, 2006

A Ridgeland family whose home was destroyed by toxic mold has been awarded more than $2 million by a Hinds County jury to cover medical expenses and the cost of rebuilding, the family's attorney said.The home, near the Ross Barnett Reservoir in the Overlook Pointe subdivision, was attacked by several different kinds of mold, including stachybotrus, aspergillium and penicillium.
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Building Expert Raises Awareness about Wet Walls in FEMA Homes
by WLOX 13 News

A beeping from Bobby Parks' moisture meter indicates unseen trouble behind the walls of a FEMA mobile home.
There's moisture behind the walls."And we can go anywhere around these perimeter walls and that's what we're going to see," said Parks, as he moved his moisture meter across the walls, "That means the walls are wet. Moisture is accumulating inside," he said.

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ASHRAE/ACCA Inspection, Maintenance Standard Open for Review
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ATLANTA – A proposed standard currently open for public review will be the first to deal exclusively with inspection and maintenance of HVAC systems in buildings where the public is exposed to the indoor environment.ASHRAE/ACCA Standard 180P, Standard Practice for Inspection and Maintenance of Commercial Building HVAC Systems, would establish minimum HVAC inspection and maintenance requirements that aid a system’s ability to achieve acceptable thermal comfort, energy efficiency and indoor air quality in commercial buildings.
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It's alive: Mold knows no social boundaries as it threatens homes and health
by Dan Howley, Staff writer Timesunion.com

It may not be Halloween yet, but if you own a home you may find this story a little spooky: It's about a woolly black thing that could be hiding and growing in your walls, in the darkest reaches of an attic or in your basement. It's not as sinister as the blob that ate Cleveland, but it could become the mold that ate your rafters and a pretty good chunk of a bank account.

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Man gets federal prison sentence for defrauding tribe
by WBAY2

UNDATED A man who fled the country after defrauding the Lac du Flambeau (lahk-doo-FLAM'-boh) Chippewa of nearly 300-thousand dollars has now been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison.
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Think your house is clean as a whistle? You might be surprised
by The Lowell Sun

I always thought of myself as fastidious. Bed sheets are changed each week. Dirty dishes don't fester in the sink. We vacuum regularly and thoroughly. So just how funky could our home be?

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