GREENVILLE, SC --

Greenville County School District officials said that air tests at amiddle school show that air samples conducted at the school show no elevated level of mold or other contaminate in the building.

Greenville County School District spokesman Oby Lyles said in a prepared release that Berea Middle School Principal Robin Mills sentamessage to parents and staff at the school apprising them of the situation. Last week, small levels of mold were found in the school, causing some areas to be closed.

In the phone message left by Mills, she stated that after inspection and testing of areas where smalllevels of mold were detected, school district personnel trained in the identification and remediation of mold conducted a more intrusive inspection.

"These actions Friday night involved opening of spaces not exposed to occupants and in some areas removing some building material," she said. "These actions could have released mold into the air so as an extra precaution our environmental engineering firm conducted air quality tests throughout the building including areas above the ceiling. Test results were received Sunday afternoon. Air tests revealed that there isno stachybotrys in the air."

Mills went on to add, "In fact, the air samples showno elevated level of any mold or any other contaminate in the building. The environmental engineering firm has provided written assurance to the district that Berea Middle School is "safe for student and staff occupancy."

In addition to the previously closed "wing" of the school, traces of mold behind the floor molding in the health room, guidance area and assistant principals' offices were found, Mills said.Mills said that they are relocating those rooms because sheetrock that was touching the concrete foundation was found, and it is believed to be the possible cause of the mold.

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Mold infests fire station

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ROXANNE BROWN | Staff Writer

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Eight Clermont firefighters and EMS technicians are bedding down elsewhere after mold was discovered inside Fire Station 3, which was opened two years ago, city officials said Wednesday.

"Immediately, when we became aware of the problem, the city had the firefighters moved," said Barbara Hollerand, assistant to the city manager.

Three of the station's five firefighters are sharing a $69 room at the neighboring Hampton Inn hotel, while the rest of the personnel, including three EMS techs, are sleeping at Fire Station 1, which is located at 439 W. Highway 50, Fire Chief Carle Bishop said.

"The rest of the time, they are going about their daily duties in their assigned area and essentially, nothing else has changed," Bishop said, adding that the station has been deemed safe to work out of and is still being used during the day, with the exception of the bathrooms and a sleeping area.

The mold was found when some heavy furniture was moved in order to clean some rugs. According to information obtained from the city manager's office, the company that built the firehouse hired a firm to look a into the problem.

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Mold shuts down wing of Greenville Co. Middle School

Mold located in storage rooms and an in-school suspension room has been identified as stachybotrys, and it has forced the closure of one wing of an Upstate middle school.

The mold was first discovered Monday behind a bookcase in a book storage room at Berea Middle School.

School district maintenance workers, staff members who are certified in indoor air quality and mold remediation and an environmental engineer inspected the school, and said they found stachybotrys in three rooms.

The mold is in a book storage room, a custodial storage room and the in-school suspension room, according to school officials. The rooms are in a section of the building that also includes the band room, the strings room, the chorus room, a custodial office and one other storage room.

A release from the district said: The entire section of the building containing those rooms has been vacated, secured, and isolated from the remainder of the building. Band, strings, and chorus classes have been relocated to another part of the building for the remainder of the year.

In every case, the mold, which has been identified as stachybotrys, was contained within a wall or ceiling, or behind a piece of trim. The mold is not airborne and at no time could students or staff touch or otherwise come into contact with the mold.

The district will continue to follow approved procedures as we address this situation. Cleanup and remediation will begin after the last day of school. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Stachybotrys chartarum (also known by its synonym Stachybotrys atra) is a greenish-black mold. It can grow on material with a high cellulose and low nitrogen content, such as fiberboard, gypsum board, paper, dust, and lint. Growth occurs when there is moisture from water damage, excessive humidity, water leaks, condensation, water infiltration, or flooding. Constant moisture is required for its growth. It does not grow on concrete, linoleum or tile.

The CDC says: Mold exposure does not always present a health problem indoors. However some people are sensitive to molds. These people may experience symptoms such as nasal stuffiness, eye irritation, wheezing, or skin irritation when exposed to molds. Some people may have more severe reactions to molds. Severe reactions may occur among workers exposed to large amounts of molds in occupational settings, such as farmers working around moldy hay. Severe reactions may include fever and shortness of breath. Immunocompromised persons and persons with chronic lung diseases like COPD are at increased risk for opportunistic infections and may develop fungal infections in their lungs.

Greenville County School officials said: The safety and welfare of students and staff is our top priority. As a precaution, students and staff will not return to spaces in and around the affected area.

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NEW BRAUNFELS Comal County Jails potentially dangerous mold problem should be resolved by mid-July.

On Thursday, Comal County commissioners voted unanimously, 5-0, to approve a mold removal contract with Fresh Air Certified Mold Remediation of San Antonio. The $102,000 job must be completed by July 20, said county purchasing director Ramona Womack.

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NEW BRAUNFELS Today, county commissioners will consider whether to approve a contract with a San Antonio company to remove potentially harmful mold at Comal County Jail.

Comal County commissioners on May 3 approved a legal shortcut around state competitive-bidding laws to speed up the process to remove the mold as soon as possible. They selected Fresh Air Certified Mold Remediation of San Antonio to complete the job at an estimated cost of $102,000.

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) Ignoring a mold issue in your home will only prolong the problem and allow it to get worse. Since mold exposure can cause health problems, it is important to take steps to eliminate it from your house and hire a reputable company for the job.

In this weeks Angies List report, Jim Donovan shows you what you need to look for when choosing a professional for the job.

Are you concerned you might have mold in your home? There are a couple things experts will look at.

There are generally two types of test one is a lift test where a sample is taken from a suspected area of staining that is not quite for sure that it is mold. The other is an air sampling it is to determine the level of spores that are in the air in a particular area of a home, or crawl or attic, said Ron Porter, a mold removal specialist.

But mold remediation can be expensive, so if the mold is visible, that initial diagnostic test can be skipped but you dont want to skip the final testing.

Do the remediation and then do the post test because the post test is going to be very important to make sure that the remediation was done properly, said Angies List founder, Angie Hicks. Also, make sure the company you hire explains who will be testing your samples.

Its important for consumers to confirm that the company they are hiring do the testing is going to send the sample out to a third-party, an independent third-party for analysis because you want separation between those two activities. You dont want the company selling you remediation to be analyzing whether you need it, said Hicks.

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Common areas: Mold is most commonly the result of water damage found in crawl spaces, basements and attics and is usually identifiable by a musty odor.

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NEW BRAUNFELS County officials are considering taking a legal short cut around the standard competitive-bidding process in order to act fast to remove potentially harmful mold discovered in the Comal County Jail.

State bidding law generally requires competitive proposals to be sought for expenditures over $50,000. However, the law also allows county officials to grant a discretionary exemption to bidding regulations in order to protect or preserve public health and safety.

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Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) April 16, 2012

The Department of Transportation in Tampa closed one of its exit ramp. It's the slimy mold covering the ramp that prompted the decision of the department. Wanting to help the state solve the problem in a safe, affordable and eco-friendly manner, Mold-Removal.biz suggested that organic-based mold removal products should be used in the remediation process.

Based on the report from TampaBay.com, it's the exit ramp in Southbound State Road 60 that got shut. The ramp, which goes to the Howard Frankland Bridge, is said too slick because of the mold presence. To clear the spores off, DOT closed the exit ramp last April 13. It said that work will continue for several more weekends.

Reportedly, it's the nearby drainage that primarily caused the mold problem in the ramp. When a retaining wall was built along the exit at Interstate 275, water started to seep through it coursing up to road after heavy storms. And as a result, mold and mildew grew.

Here is a part of the report Exit Ramp in Tampa Closed Due to Mold from Mold-Removal.biz:

If you are a Tampa motorist, here is one thing you must know before you hit the road the exit ramp from Southbound State Road 60 going to Howard Frankland Bridge has been closed. It will be shut down for several weekends starting the 13th of April. That's all thanks to the slimy mold.

"According to Tampa Bay Times, mold has made the said southbound exit ramp too slick for the motorists. To solve the problem and surely, to prevent any road accident, the Department of Transportation decided to close the ramp.

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Apart from posing health risks, mold can also cause accidents. That's because so much of it can make a surface slimy and slippery. And so, wherever and whenever there is mold, a remediation process must be implemented said Mold-Removal.biz.

However, the site added mold removal products are essential to make the remediation process easier to complete. It warns consumers though that not all sprays available are safe. As it stated, some of them contain hazardous to health.

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NEW YORK (WABC) -- After first saying there is no mold problem, the Department of Education later found the contamination is widespread, infecting seven classrooms at a school in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

You can imagine the concern parents have after learning that these classrooms have been shut down because of mold.

"I was shocked because I feel the school should have been closed down until everything was completed," said Tracy Grillo, parent.

This sudden move comes after school officials say test results revealed, "Seven classrooms on the fifth floor contained spores of a type of mold (stacybogtrys chartarum) that requires remediation."

"Mold is present in classrooms. There have been ongoing water infiltration issues," said Lincoln Restler, district leader.

Sharing those seriously concerns, Tracy Grillo and other parents rallied outside the school but before they learned of the latest test results and the contaminated classrooms.

"This week 20% of our students have been taken out of school because of fear for their safety," Restler said.

Grillo has kept her daughter and son out of the school.

"With the asthma he won't be able to breathe right, and he's been coming home with a lot of headaches. So I don't want them in school because I feel the problem might get worse," Grillo said.

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Miguel Caperon, with Mr. Fix It, takes a computer desk apart at a mold infested local residence on Monday morning. (Photo by Beatrice Richardson)

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Led by a local remodeling company, a number of individuals, businesses and community service organizations are coming together to help repair a local home ravaged bymold.

The call for action was raised by Billy Goethe last week after he visited the home of a family of three on Sheila Lane. Goethe, the owner of residential repair and restoration company Mr. Fix It, said he had been called out by the family to give an estimate for repairs to theroof.

Goethe described the condition of the roof as really bad, and found the interior of the house was in a similarstate.

Thats the first thing I saw. Thats all mold, he said early Monday morning, pointing up at the ceiling near where the cooling unit was originally placed. The mold, appearing as a bluish-grey stain, was visible throughout theceiling.

It goes all the way through the house, he said. For comparison, he said a typical mold removal job consists of one room within a home, usually confined to a kitchen orbathroom.

Once Goethe learned of the scale of the problem and the familys inability to pay for what he considered crucial remodeling work, he said he went back to his office and ruminated on hisoptions.

I didnt commit to anything at first, hesaid.

After sleeping on it, Goethe said the thought of the familys youngest member living in such conditions drove him to the decision to do all that he could to help thefamily.

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