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  Health & Safety: Mold Remediation
Please see below for guidelines for the remediation/cleanup of mold and moisture problems in schools.
Mold Remediation
Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments
New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Disease Epidemiology

On May 7, 1993, the New York City Department of Health (DOH), the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA), and the Mt. Sinai Occupational Health Clinic convened an expert panel on Stachybotrys atra in Indoor Environments. The purpose of the panel was to develop policies for medical and environmental evaluation and intervention to address Stachybotrys atra (now known as Stachybotrys chartarum (SC)) contamination. The original guidelines were developed because of mold growth problems in several New York City buildings in the early 1990's. This document revises and expands the original guidelines to include all fungi (mold). It is based both on a review of the literature regarding fungi and on comments obtained by a review panel consisting of experts in the fields of microbiology and health sciences.

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Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation, Indoor Environments Division

Concern about indoor exposure to mold has been increasing as the public becomes aware that exposure to mold can cause a variety of health effects and symptoms, including allergic reactions. This document presents guidelines for the remediation/cleanup of mold and moisture problems in schools and commercial buildings; these guidelines include measures designed to protect the health of building occupants and remediators.

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