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Mold

US Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/moldresources.html

Molds produce tiny spores to reproduce. Mold spores waft through the indoor and outdoor air continually. When mold spores land on a damp spot indoors, they may begin growing and digesting whatever they are growing on in order to survive. There are molds that can grow on wood, paper, carpet, and foods. When excessive moisture or water accumulates indoors, mold growth will often occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or un-addressed. There is no practical way to eliminate all mold and mold spores in the indoor environment; the way to control indoor mold growth is to control moisture.

Washington State Department of Health

http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/oehas/mold.html

This Guide provides information and guidance for homeowners and renters on how to clean up residential mold problems and how to prevent mold growth. Molds, a subset of the fungi, are ubiquitous on our planet. Fungi are found in every ecological niche, and are necessary for the recycling of organic building blocks that allow plants and animals to live. Included in the group "fungi" are yeasts, molds and mildews, as well as large mushrooms, puffballs and bracket fungi that grow on dead trees. Fungi need external organic food sources and water to be able to grow.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/mold/

NY City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Environmental & Occupational Disease Epidemiology

http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/epi/epimold.html

http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.html

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).

Toxic Mold

http://www.mold-help.org/

Mold Allergy

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/allergens/mold.htm

Toxic Mold Inspector & Mold Test Laboratory

http://www.moldinspector.com/

Toxic mold problems can cause severe health problems and mold illness, including birth defects, miscarriages, headaches, memory loss, destruction of brain tissue, cancer, allergic reactions, loss of hair, skin disease, big open skin sores and lacerations, fungal infections, chronic sinusitis, sinus problems, lung diseases [such as Aspergilliosis], and other respiratory illnesses, mold induced infections, and, sometimes, death.

Toxic Mold Information

http://www.toxic-mold-news.com/

The Toxic Mold Website is a comprehensive guide to many aspects of mold and the potentially fatal dangers that it poses to infants and individuals with weak immune systems. In addition, we provide important legal rights and information for those who have been adversely affected by Toxic Mold in their home, workplace, and elsewhere.

The Mold Source

http://www.themoldsource.com/starter.html

Molds have been an under recognized health problem, but that is changing. Health-care professionals now know that molds can cause allergies, trigger asthma attacks and increase susceptibility to colds and flu.Recent studies also link molds to the soaring asthma rate.