Re: NIOSH HHE for ClO2 mold remediation

[Guest guest]

Hey, why am I not surprised at the NIOSH findings. I hope no one else

is surprised, except maybe the folks at the California hospital that

spent whatever obscene many millions it was to rid their building of

mold last year using CLO2! But they were warned about this

likelihood, so maybe they won't be surprised either.

What NIOSH Found:

Microscopic analyses of tape samples collected from surfaces after

treatment showed that the fungal structures were still present on

surfaces after ClO2 treatment.

There were no significant differences in airborne endotoxin and (1¨3)-

ƒÀ-D-glucan concentrations before and after ClO2 treatment.

There was an increase in chloride, chlorate, and chlorite ions after

ClO2 treatment which was expected since these compounds are some of

the end products of ClO2 disinfection.

Culturable bacteria and fungi concentrations and total fungal spore

counts of fungi (as determined by spore trap and PCR) were

significantly decreased after the ClO2 treatment.