News for Going Green Lovers
On January 6, a water damage occurred in Greens Farms Elementary School in Connecticut. A fire sprinkler pipe burst and caused quite a damaged. But the problem did not end there. While water repairs were being done on the damaged section, mold was found in its catwalk area along with lead in the hallway. Good…
An infestation of black mold could happen anywhere. However, one of the places it recently plagued was an apartment building in Gainesville. With black mold linked to various health issues, many think that the complex is unsafe for families to live in. One resident of Horizon House Apartments, Erica Brown, even voiced out that the…
Mold brings in a lot of health problems. And the teachers and students of Loughman Oaks Elementary School in Florida experienced a number of them. The spores in the campus spread in eight of its kindergarten classrooms in building seven, thus, sickening both the staff and the students. Hence, it was decided that they would…
Mold, if not detected and removed early, could cost anyone a huge expense. Take, for example, the mold case in Ridgeway Rescue Squad building in Virginia. It is expected to cost the organization some whooping $250,000. The fungus was discovered in the building back in March during a kitchen renovation. Water drainage issues were determined…
Mold has left a family in Hamilton with a lot of troubles. Besides the various health risks it brought to the members, it also forced all of them to leave their residence. The Hurleys were that family. They moved to a home in Peter Rafferty Drive in Hamilton in May but had to move out…
All because of a broken pipe that led to a mold concern, classes at Harrisburg school district in Oregon was canceled. The broken pipe flooded the cafeteria of Harrisburg Elementary School. That caused a mold issue at the soaked area, which prevented the offering of food service to the students. And so, as a result,…
A mold growth was recently discovered in Ukiah Library. And because of it, the management was forced to shut down its section for the children. The fungus was actually found in the windows of the whole library. However, the worst of its presence was discovered in the children’s room, where it was seen growing even…
As you might already know, mold causes health problems. However, the most common that it brings are allergies. And as a doctoral candidate in environmental sciences at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel said during the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union, it was getting worse. The reason is climate change. That doctoral…
Mold is a common problem in old structures and buildings. Primarily, it’s because of the leaks and other water-related problems that often plague those places. However, a mold case in a library in Colorado proves that isn’t always the case. Even a newly built or renovated residence or establishment, it could actually infest, as it…
A mold contamination has gotten a Tennessee fire station out of action. The fungus was particularly found in Chattanooga’s Fire Station 8 on Hickory Valley Road. And as a result of it, the 15 firefighters stationed in there were forced to relocate. For the meantime, they were transferred to Station 6 on Bonny Oaks Drive.…
