MOUNT HOLLY The last five years have not been good at the municipal building on Washington Street.

The first floor experienced major flooding in 2007 and last August during Tropical Storm Irene. Irene's damages have cost the township about $600,000.

Now, mold has been discovered in ductwork on the second and third floors.

The Township Council on Monday declared a special emergency so the building can remain open as remediation is done. Budget money will need to be transferred to cover the costs.

About $16,000 has been paid since the mold was discovered Oct. 6, interim Township Manager Denise Rose said. That cost will increase because only the third floor has been remediated so far, Township Clerk Kathy Hoffman said. Work on the second floor is under way and is expected to take a few weeks to complete, she said.

The first floor will be inspected to make sure no mold is present, Hoffman said. Repairs to the first floor were completed in May.

Services in the building were moved around to minimize any future flood damage. The municipal court, previously on the second floor, is now on the ground floor. The first floor also has a lobby, restrooms, two holding cells, conference room, kitchenette and community room.

The Police Department, formerly at ground level, experienced significant damage in 2007 and last year. It's now on thesecond floor.

The mold was discovered during duct cleaning. Two local companies have been hired to do the remediation and replace ductwork, Hoffman said. Areas are being quarantined as the work is being done.

Air-quality levels did not require employees to be relocated, Rose said. Also, no asbestos remediation is required.

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A report said that woman suffered from congestion and nose bleeding to due mold infestation. DrMoldNetwork advised to the public the use of a non-toxic mold remediation product to prevent the same mold effect.

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Based on the report, the woman was identified as Jacqueline Hutton. She stated that soon after she moved into her new rental home, she experienced congestion and nose bleeding. And though she suspected mold infestation was the cause of her health problems, the landlord denied it, she added. Nevertheless, the report related that she personally hired a mold inspector and confirmed the presence of mold spores.

Just like what happened with Hutton, anyone can suffer from mold infestation. The spores can bring in allergies and other respiratory-related illnesses, especially those with weak immune system.

However, DrMoldNetwork said the invasion of mold can be prevented, and countered if in case it gets past a person's preventive steps. One thing a mold sufferer can do, it said, is to hire a mold contractor. However, it stated that will cost a person a huge budget. And so for those who look for a cheaper mold solution, it recommended personal mold treatment with the help of mold remediation products.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- According to the Louisville.edu website, hundreds of University of Louisville students are being asked to move out of Miller Hall due to the presence of mold spores.

"To ensure the health and well-being of our students and staff, the university has decided to close Miller Hall for extensive cleaning, remediation and source identification. At this time, we do not know when the building will reopen and are preparing for the possibility that it may remain closed for the remainder of the fall 2012 semester," is the messaged posted on the website.

The mold spores, known as aspergillus and penicillium, are common types and do not pose a health risk. However, when levels become elevated they can cause problems for people with respiratory issues.

Students who currently live at Miller Hall are being rehoused at other "campus affiliated housing or placed in a hotel room." Students who choose to return home will receive a pro-rated refund.

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When a viewer called Fox59 to let us know she wasn't getting any help from her landlord in her mold-infested home, we took action to make sure her family has a healthy place to live.

It is in the wall, it is in the carpet, it is all behind my couch, the tenant said.

The concerned mom said she wanted to remain anonymous to protect her family, but felt contacting Fox59 was the only way to get help.

Mold a very big concern for me because I have a baby on a nebulizer. He was sick twice last week back to back in the hospital.

We brought in Brian Lester from Indiana Mold Remediation to check the apartment.

Thats a heavy, black, sooty mold growth and that's definitely something we don't want to allow to stay in the unit, Lester said about some of the mold.

Painting over the mold isn't enough, according to Lester. The apartment needs to stay dry.

Theres a problem; the tenant said every time it rains outside, her walls and carpet get wet, too.

It literally rains inside my apartment, she said.

The first thing you need to do is stop the source of moisture, Lester told Fox59. Then you remove porous building materials that are non-cleanable.

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Room For Rent: The county still rents the Annex for $4,641 per month. After undergoing further remediation for water and mold problems in 2008-09, its again occupied by a team from the DAs office.

Beverly Forests lawyer wasnt sure Forest would be able to endure the hours of questioning.

In a June 6 email, plaintiffs attorney Gordon Stemple warned defending attorneys that Forest would be arriving for a deposition in a wheelchair, with an oxygen tank and a nurse attendant, and would require frequent bathroom breaks.

Forest has cancer. Shes been in and out of hospitals for six months, weighs 100 pounds and is dying. Her lawyers worry she wont survive long enough to see the conclusion of a two-year-old lawsuit that claims a moldy office environment at the District Attorneys office exacerbated her condition.

Forest is one of nine plaintiffs who worked in the Monterey County District Attorneys Fraud Investigation Unit, a group that was assigned to a boxy stucco building on West Gabilan Street known as the Annex.

The only thing my clients have in common is going into this building and coming out sick, says Monterey-based attorney David Churchill, also representing the plaintiffs.

In an October 2010 complaint, those nine staffers allege mold in the building gave them symptoms such as shortness of breath, recurring headaches, itchy eyes and bloody noses over several years.

Insurance adjusters and attorneys spent all day Sept. 27 in mediation in San Jose, where they tried and failed to reach an agreement. Now the case is headed toward a jury trial, set to begin in Monterey County Oct. 29.

The plaintiffs attorneys would not make their clients available to for interviews, but court documents tell a complex story about liability. The questions focus on whether mold is responsible for the illnesses, and if so, whos responsible for the damages and how much.

Though visitors and workers long noted a musty, offensive, foul smell in the Annex, a series of tests for mold spores show differing accounts of how toxic the building really was.

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Due to mold, the opening date of two New Jersey schools was moved. As reported in phillyburbs.com, the start of their classes has been rescheduled to a week later than the original date. Meanwhile, to help school official safely solve the mold problem, Molderizer suggested the use of an organic mold remover.

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According to the report, those two schools with re-scheduled opening were Holly Hills Elementary School and Westampton Middle School. It detailed that classes in them will start on September 11 instead of September 04.

Actually, mold was discovered only in Holly Hills, the report said. In seven of its classrooms, mold was confirmed present. However, to ensure the safety of the students the school district decided to temporarily shut down both schools.

To address the mold problem, the school district solicited quotes for the remediation process. However, Molderizer said that for a safe, effective and yet inexpensive mold treatment, authorities should opt the use of a non-toxic mold spray. More specifically, it recommended to the school officials the application of Molderizer.

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Unlike most of the conventional mold sprays, a company representative said the Molderizer contains no harsh chemical ingredients. And so, the use of it leaves no harmful gases that could jeopardize a person's health, he explained. Because of that, it asserted that it's best to use in the said mold-infested classrooms as it spares the students from health risks. Among those health risks are poisoning and breathing difficulties.

Given that Molderizer prevents many health risks, the rep added that it also saves its users from unnecessary medical finances. And to anybody, that is a big help as the amount could be used in other important expenses.

However, despite the fact that Molderizer is confident that its non-toxic mold solution can deliver a truly effective, safe and inexpensive mold removal process, it understands that some consumers might still doubt the product. So to prove its claims, it decided to give out samples of the solutions.

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Brevard County, Fla.

Titusville's police chief is demanding the city fix the leaky roof on the three decade old police headquarters before more police personell get sick from toxic mold. More than a year after the first repairs were ordered and after spending half a million dollars on repairs and mold remediation the roof still leaks.

In an email obtained by Eyewitness News the chief blasted the city manager, writing:"the craziness continues, who are we fooling here? The very same problem exists as it did years before, we need a new roof now!"

Police staff noted 20 different areas within the building where there are still leaks... from the patrol room to the chief's office.

An internal memo indicates those leaks are already damaging repaired drywall and replaced ceiling tiles.

City manager mark ryan asked staff to look into how much it would cost to lease the old K-mart building, which has it's own code enforcement problems, or the Patch Communications building on US Highway one.

The chief though wrote back saying the city would end up spending millions more to remodel, move and get a new police building certified to meet law enforcement standards.

Chief Tony Bolinger wrote "if you are serious, really big mistake. We are going backwards on many levels"

City staff say the roof is under warranty and a contractor is supposed to return to fix the leaks this week... The same contractor who has yet to fix the problem.

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Boston, MA (PRWEB) July 27, 2012

Hiring a mold remediation contractor can balloon anybody's mold removal cost. But given that mold can make a place unsightly and a person sickly, mold sufferers are often left with no choice but to spend big for the sponges' removal process. However, with the presence of mold remediation products as that of Molderizer and MoldStat in the market and the cut down of their prices, anybody can now easily decrease his or her cleaning expenses.

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Nonetheless, Molderizer commented that a solution can minimize a person's mold removal spending only if the right product is picked. Otherwise, one can suffer more problems in terms of money and health. And so, it advised the public to examine carefully the mold remediation product before purchasing it.

The wrong choice of solution can basically add more money troubles as it can deliver an ineffective removal process. That will trigger the repeat of the cleaning task for up to several times. And needless to say that increases the money spent and even the time to finish the process.

In addition, the wrong choice of product can also bring someone several health problems. If the product picked contains harsh chemical ingredients, it could cause breathing difficulties, allergies and headaches to anybody exposed to it. That brings in medical expenses which in return add more financial problems.

Hence more than the money one can save, the choice for a mold removal product must also be based from the safety that a solution can give.

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Among the mold removal companies offering big savings at the present, MoldStat and Molderizer are two of those that add safety to their advantages. With their price cuts, they promise a more affordable mold removal process and with their formulation, they also offer a safer mold remediation. However, they are in no way a copy of the other.

While MoldStat cuts its products' prices up to 20 percent, Molderizer offers its own with up to 10 percent discount and a free shipping. Apart from that difference, their safety claims also set one apart from the other. MoldStat declares its mold killer as a non-bleach formula. On the other hand, Molderizer asserts its mold removal products are made with natural ingredients and are signed off by an OCI chemist.

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A NewsChannel 3 investigation into moldy military housing first brought the dangers to light.

If mold is not cleaned up right the first time, families can get sick in their own homes.

But now, a new Virginia law that took effect over the weekend is making it harder for homeowners to find the right experts to help them.

A leaky roof, water damaged windows and wet drywall canalllead to mold problems.

And for the past year, mold inspectors and mold remediators, the professionals you turn to for help, have all been licensed by the state of Virginia.

The law was passed in 2009 to make sure that everyone who called themselves an expert in the field had some sort of education and training behind them.

But over the weekend, the entire mold remediation and inspector licensing program ended at the hands of Governor McDonnell in his mission to streamline state operations.

His commission on government reform and restructuring put the recommendation forward late last year. Everyone on the 31-member board voted to stop the licensing program.

Their reasoning? They say the environmental protection agency does not see a need to regulate mold remediation nationally, so Virginia was over-regulating where the EPA did not and they wanted to get rid of what they called a barrier to business.

Both the House of Delegates and the Senate then passed their own versions of the bill during the 2012 general assembly.

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Officials in Dumont are testing the air quality in police headquarters and determining what steps need to be taken to address issues found during an inspection conducted by the Bergen County Health Department.

The levels of carbon monoxide are very high in the police department, which require the air quality test, and mold and lead paint are additional concerns in the environment, according to officials.

"We've been dealing with this for a number of months now," Borough Administrator John Perkins said at a recent meeting.

"There are some issues that need to be addressed as the result of the inspection done by the county health," he said.

The cost of the air testing is not to exceed $9,500, according to a resolution passed by the governing body at June 18 meeting.

The testing is being conducted by Birdsall Services Group, which Dumont used several years ago when the borough hall needed testing and remediation for asbestos.

Following the inspection by the Bergen County Health Department, officials learned of the high carbon monoxide levels and presence of mold in the police department's area.

"It's not black mold," said Perkins. "It's the mold that makes you kind of sneeze and feel like you have allergies."

There are also a couple of rooms including the evidence room and a back room in the department where the paint on the outside walls is peeling.

Perkins said that, based upon the length of time the paint has been there, it is likely it is lead-based and thus requires testing.

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