Re: [GBlist] Mold question

[Irina Golfman <irina@inera.com>]

Steven,

Mold IS a concern to many people who are sensitive to it. I am not familiar
with the talk show you refer to and the panic it may have created. I do
have a very serious allergy to mold and can testify first hand that mold
can make a healthy person very, very sick.

To everyone else who responded with very helpful ideas: I very much
appreciate your advice and the time you took to respond to my question. We
treated the area with bleach solution and had a local environmental
inspector analyze the samples. He determined them to be carpet beetle
larval frass. I have no idea how this stuff got under the stove and how
long it's been there, but hope we've seen the last of it.

Thanks again.

Irina

At 11:57 AM 12/22/01 -0600, Steven Shepard wrote:
>Is this concern common around the country now?
>
>I know there is a radio talk show home repair person down here in South
>Texas (Tom Tynan) who has single handedly created a panic about mold in the
>home.  His frequent radio broadcasts on this topic has caused lawsuits and a
>variety of weird behaviours.
>
>SBT Designs
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Irina Golfman" <irina@inera.com>
>To: <greenbuilding@crest.org>
>Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 9:47 PM
>Subject: [GBlist] Mold question
>
>
>> Hello All,
>> I am sorry to bother you just before the holidays, but I have an urgent
>> question about mold:
>>
>> I pulled out the stove draw this evening and after vacuuming the dirt that
>> accumulated under it discovered a strange looking growth. The floor is
>> covered with pinkish/off-white growth that is circular and about 1 inch in
>> diameter, although all spots vary in size. My 16 year old son has grown
>> mold in science classes is convinced that this is mold. I have two
>questions:
>>
>> - do you think that this could be mold, based on my description? If it's
>> not mold, what else could it be?
>> - if this is mold, what is the best way to remove it?
>>
>> Best wishes for happy holidays and for a happy, healthy, and peaceful New
>Year.
>>
>>
>> Thank you so much for your help.
>>
>> Irina Golfman Rosenblum
>> (617) 965-2615
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