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Article: Mold spores sprouting at MU library J-school collection off limits because of health concerns.
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- Columbia Daily Tribune
- Article date:
- August 29, 2006
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Mold spores have damaged books in the temporary basement location
of the University of Missouri-Columbia's Journalism School Library,
and access has been restricted because of health concerns.
Christian Basi, a spokesman for the MU, said the library staff
discovered mold growing "on a lot of books" about 10 days ago. It's
unclear at this point the extent of the damage and whether any books
would have to be replaced or destroyed, Basi said.
The library is closed for now as staff members assess the damage
and clean up the problem. Basi said they were using a vacuum cleaner
equipped with a special filter to remove mold from each book.
A faulty air conditioner and high humidity contributed to ...