NIOSH Blasts Air Quality at Interior Department
by Josh Cable, occupationalhazards.com
Industrial hygienists from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) determined that indoor air quality problems at the Department of the Interior's Washington, D.C., headquarters stem from the Interior Department's failure to establish negative air pressurization between areas of the building that are being renovated and adjacent occupied office areas.
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Review of health and productivity gains from better IEQ
by William J. Fisk, repositories.cdlib.org
The available scientific data suggest that existing technologies and procedures can improve indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in a manner that significantly increases productivity and health. While there is considerable uncertainty in the estimates of the magnitudes of productivity gains that may be obtained, the projected gains are very large
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St. Charles East mold suit loses 24 plaintiffs
by Tona Kunz, Daily Herald
Three months after the mold lawsuit against the St. Charles school district was expanded, it has shrunk again.
In February, nearly six years into the lawsuit, Kane County Judge Michael Colwell allowed 29 plaintiffs to join the suit with its sole remaining complainant, former student Lindsey Scharpenter.
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Poisoned by school mold, librarian fights for her career
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity renders Angela Page a virtual recluse
by nysut.org
One day at the Liberty Middle School library where Angela Page had worked since it opened in 1991, the librarian went to retrieve a book from the shelf. She felt how slimy it was as it slipped through her hands, and then she herself slipped to the floor. Page blacked out. When she came to, she crawled out of the library and into the hall, where she lay at the bottom of the steps until a teacher found her.
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Report: Federal Workers 'Intentionally' Exposed to Health Hazards
by Darci Marchese, WTOP Radio, wtopnews.com
WASHINGTON -- Workers at the U.S. Department of Interior Headquarters complex have been exposed to harmful chemical fumes, smoke and construction dust for years, according to a new federal health evaluation.
The hazards cited in the report by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) impact 2,000 federal workers.
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Family says mold in Kaltenbrunn military housing made child ill
by Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes European edition
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — More cases of moldy military housing have emerged in Germany following revelations of Iraq-bound 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment troops and their families sickened by it at Kaltenbrunn.
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