Video Mold Problem Discovered At South Portland Methadone Clinic

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Mold Problem Discovered At South Portland Methadone Clinic

WCSH-TV - Portland,ME

Web Editor: Rhonda Erskine, Online Content Producer

Created: 10/25/2006 7:44:20 PM

Updated: 10/25/2006 7:51:35 PM

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A methadone clinic in South Portland will be filing a report with

OSHA this week, after two employees got sick from mold and bacteria

in the building.

Employees at the Discovery House reported at the beginning of the

month they had symptoms of headaches, sore throats and stuffy noses.

The company hired Northeast Test Consultants to do a full assessment

of the building. In their report released last week, they say they

found mold and bacteria in several places.

Discovery House treats 500 patients and the clinic's director says

none of them should worry about being affected.

" At this point in time, the tests haven't determined that anyone

coming into the building for a short period of time would be

affected. If as they do their further work, if they determine that,

we would do something else, " said Discovery House Director Dan

Mahoney.

The two employees who doctors said should not go back in the

building will work in a trailer while contractors remove the mold

and bacteria in the building. That work will start next week.