AIHA Facts about Mold - 2012 Update

[Guest guest]

Hi, all:

FYI

http://www.aiha.org/news-pubs/newsroom/Documents/Facts%20About%20Mold%20December\

%202011.pdf

Don

[Guest guest]

Don,

Great paragraph:

"The scientific complexities surrounding this issue would be a huge challenge, but the truth is that other, less scientific, difficulties dwarf them. Media attention on this topic often creates emotionally charged circumstances, making scientific and professional judgment, as well as reasoned dialogue on this subject, very difficult. In some instances, building owners have been known to ignore or dismiss potentially serious problems. Importantly, many indoor air quality (IAQ) problems have nothing to do with mold, and buildings seldom have only one indoor environmental quality problem. It is essential to consider multiple sources of building IAQ problems instead of focusing on just mold concerns. In other instances, building occupants or public officials armed with mold sampling reports of dubious quality have reacted with alarm to potential threats, making risk communication very difficult."

Hi, all:FYIhttp://www.aiha.org/news-pubs/newsroom/Documents/Facts%20About%20Mold%20December%202011.pdfDon

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Sharon! I think that the AIHA Task Force was a good group to work on

this project. I am hopeful that there may additional work for this group in the

near future.

Don

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> Don,

>

> Great paragraph:

>

> " The scientific complexities surrounding this issue would be a huge

> challenge, but the truth is that other, less scientific, difficulties dwarf

them.

> Media attention on this topic often creates emotionally charged

> circumstances, making scientific and professional judgment, as well as

reasoned

> dialogue on this subject, very difficult. In some instances, building owners

> have been known to ignore or dismiss potentially serious problems.

Importantly,

> many indoor air quality (IAQ) problems have nothing to do with mold, and

> buildings seldom have only one indoor environmental quality problem. It is

> essential to consider multiple sources of building IAQ problems instead of

> focusing on just mold concerns. In other instances, building occupants or

> public officials armed with mold sampling reports of dubious quality have

> reacted with alarm to potential threats, making risk communication very

> difficult. "

>

>

> In a message dated 1/4/2012 4:31:46 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,

> don.weekes@... writes:

>

>

>

>

> Hi, all:

>

> FYI

>

> _http://www.aiha.org/news-pubs/newsroom/Documents/Facts%20About%20Mold%20Dec

> ember%202011.pdf_

>

(http://www.aiha.org/news-pubs/newsroom/Documents/Facts%20About%20Mold%20Decembe\

r%202011.pdf)

>

> Don

>