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Article: Mold growth grabs attention Home inspections uncover damage, potential health problems.(Real Estate)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- September 22, 2000
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Mold is not just innocent grunge growing on the tile around the bathtub.
It is now recognized as a health threat that in extreme cases has to be removed with the same methods used on asbestos.
Mold, which is omnipresent outdoors, has always been a problem in homes. Some experts argue today's tighter, weatherproof houses have made it even more prevalent.
Recently, the problem has gained national attention. Mold is a suspect in the deaths of two infants in Cleveland and might have sickened residents living in a large, expensive house in Texas.
"It's to the point where the city of New York Department of Public Health issued guidelines ...