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Article: Mold: a growing concern
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- The Beacon News - Aurora (IL)
- Article date:
- June 16, 2002
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Linda Holmes
Mold is, quite literally, becoming a growing concern, so I figured it was best to find out a bit more about it.
Researching toxic mold on-line could prove to be a daunting task.
If you go to google.com and put in the words "toxic mold," you will find 73,500 matches.
Fortunately, I was able to gather some insight on fungi by attending a mold seminar sponsored by the Chicagoland Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.
The one-day seminar featured four speakers who had varying interests in the mold issue and the effect it has on the remodeling industry and in residential structures.
There was an environmental toxicologist from the Illinois Department of ...