Suit Filed Over FEMA Trailer Toxins
by Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS -- More than 500 hurricane survivors living in government-issued trailers and mobile homes are accusing the manufacturers of using inferior construction materials in a profit-driven rush to build them for the federal government.
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Thibodaux Students Moved After Mold Found
by WDSU.com
THIBODAUX, La. -- More than 160 students have been moved to alternate classrooms after nontoxic mold was found at Thibodaux Elementary, school officials said.
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Condos Infected With Black Mold
by cfnews13.com
While the sign out front said luxury condominiums, some tenants of one complex in Brevard County said toxic mold inside is making them sick.A group of residents at Titusville's Bay Towers said they've found a lot of mold in the building.
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First Mold, Now an HOA Lawsuit
by Kari Craig, Rocky Mountain News
PARKER — Wisteria Lane may have met its match. The tidy cul-de-sac that is Switzer Park Lane, in the Willow Park subdivision, boasts lush manicured lawns and rows of matching two-story houses painted in soothing neutrals. It used to be a neighborhood where block parties were well-attended and neighbors didn't bother with the formality of knocking, residents say.
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Mold Allergy
by University of Pennsylvania Health System
Along with pollens from trees, grasses, and weeds, molds are an important cause of seasonal allergic rhinitis. People allergic to molds may have symptoms from spring to late fall. The mold season often peaks from July to late summer. Unlike pollens, molds may persist after the first killing frost. Some can grow at subfreezing temperatures, but most become dormant. Snow cover lowers the outdoor mold count dramatically but does not kill molds. After the spring thaw, molds thrive on the vegetation that has been killed by the winter cold.
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Mold Problems Plague Town Center Condo
by Eddie Farah, jacksonville.injuryboard.com
The story appearing in the August 14-20 issue of Folio Weekly puts into perspective having a bad day.
Karen Donges, a 35-year old communications instructor at UNF, moved into the Esplanade at Town Center earlier this year. While the renter liked the grainite counter tops and stainless steel appliances, she didnt like the black mold spores climbing up her bedroom wall.
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