"Sick building syndrome is attributed to inadequate ventilation, chemical
contaminants from indoor and outdoor sources, and biological contaminants such
as molds, bacteria, pollens, and viruses."(Davis, 2001, CA Research Bureau)
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Jessica Rose and her son Jadan in the apartment they have been moved to after discovering their previous apartment was infested with mold. There is a lack of federal regulation to protect mold victims. Enlarge photo
Today, the EPA announced it will send federal investigators out to toxic school sites. We encourage our site visitors to contact the EPA and ask them to test schools for mold and indoor pollutants, as well as outdoor pollutants. Toxic indoor schools must also be shut down to protect life and health - for remediation or demolition. There are hotlines run by the EPA for other school environmental hazards, such as asbestos or other poisonous or chemical substances, but not for toxic mold in schools. We call upon the United States Environmental Protection Agency to:
1. Establish a School Toxic Mold Hotline
2. Inspect all schools where toxic mold is suspected or reported - using ERMI and state-of-the-art, destructive methods to inspect and test behind walls, above ceilings, and below floors.
3. Use their authority to protect children by shutting down hazardous school sites, including those with toxic molds.
4. Establish an ERMI study for school mold, with a database of molds found in water-damaged or damp school buildings, compared to dry or non-water-damaged school buildings.
Regardless of how one might feel about stem cell research, science must not be influenced by politics. It is because science has been for sale that rampant Sick Building Syndrome, Mold-related Illnesses, and Chemical Poisonings exist in America today, impacting many millions of suffering people who haven't been able to get help. Scientists in the USA who study these environmental illnesses have not been listened to. Physicians who diagnose or treat these patients have been harassed. This is about to change!
"Promoting science isn’t just about providing resources - it is also about protecting free and open inquiry," Obama said during today's signing ceremony. "It is about letting scientists like those here today do their jobs, free from manipulation or coercion, and listening to what they tell us, even when it’s inconvenient - especially when it’s inconvenient. It is about ensuring that scientific data is never distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda - and that we make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology" (msnbc.com). Bravo, President Obama! (SMH)
