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Subject: US Areas With The Most Toxic Mold Problems
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: whoisthere48-ga
List Price: $100.00
Posted: 26 Jun 2005 22:20 PDT
Expires: 26 Jul 2005 22:20 PDT
Question ID: 537322
What are the five communities (either cities or counties) in the U.S
which have the greatest prevalence of toxic mold in homes, businesses
and public buildings?  Quantification of mold problems could be
defined by your choice of?
-	buildings (listed above) affected by mold
-	populations affected by mold
-	business revenue (per capita) derived from mold inspection and remediation

Data should?

-	Be listed in order of magnitude
-	Include areas of  300,000 in population or greater.
-	Include results from data no older than 3 years.
-	Exclude areas with abnormally high rental housing occupancy.
-	Exclude the states of Texas and Florida.
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Subject: Re: US Areas With The Most Toxic Mold Problems
From: cynthia-ga on 30 Jun 2005 00:21 PDT
 
Very difficult to find. You may find some clues here:

The Fungus Among Us:  Mold Litigation and Liability
http://www.poynerspruill.com/infocenter/Environmental_Law/Fungus_Among_Us.asp

And there is this:

Weather Channel Mold Spores Map
http://www.weatherdesk.org/mold.shtml
There are 5 "high" regions and 1 "very high" region, this looks like a
decent place to start..

~~Cynthia
Subject: Re: US Areas With The Most Toxic Mold Problems
From: cynthia-ga on 30 Jun 2005 00:35 PDT
 
There could be information at one of these 2 sites:

CDC - Basic Facts About Mold
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/mold/default.htm
Good start page.  See the Links page too.

NIOSHTIC-2
http://www2a.cdc.gov/nioshtic-2/
You can change the parameters.. ..." NIOSHTIC-2 is a bibliographic
database of occupational safety and health publications, documents,
grant reports, and other communication products supported in whole  or
in part by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH)..."

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