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Welcome to The Center for School Mold Help (SMH) website, the most authoritative and current Internet location on the topic of school mold - in the world ! It has been designed by concerned educators, with the help of prominent experts, to help students and school staff stay healthy, with extensive information targeted for school administrators, parents, teachers, and school staff.
Our information is reliable and accurate:
SMH is not and will not become dependent on any corporation, industry, or government entity
Our information is based on science-based info, with peer-reviewed research by the most prominent scientists in the world studying mold and damp buildings
SMH relies on the grassroots support of our site visitors as our primary source of funding
SMH truly wants your schools to be healthy places to learn and work in !
The Center for School Mold Help has been an all-volunteer organization since 2004.
Sponsored by The Center for School Mold Help, a 501c3, national nonprofit, this website contains over 1275 articles on the topic of mold in schools and mold and health. This includes media and professional articles and landmark reports, with many introductory descriptions. Some of the content has been authored by The Center for School Mold Help and other content has been written by world-class experts in the fields of microbiology, immunology, medicine, indoor air quality or those in the media who have interviewed them. Some articles are based on info from the US EPA, NIOSH, OSHA, and the CDC, teacher unions, and professional organizations. There are very popular sections called Mold Research, About Testing, Sick Building Symptoms, and two FAQ's about school mold mold - one for general info and the other targeted for school administrators. There is a Getting Help section for Parents, Teachers (and other School Staff), and Administrators. Our Resources section lists products, educational materials and services, including consultation information. We also regularly publish notices of important IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) events, and bills or laws that pertain to healthy school environments. There is also a discussion board (Menu item: Speak Out), where you may network with others and submit content and photos about your local school mold concerns, as well as opportunities to submit public comment on some articles.
There are many media articles about mold in schools, listed by state, found in our Information menu - School Mold, by State.
The most informative fungal glossary in the world is located exclusively on this website, designed by TX Tech Center for Indoor Air Research. For each species of fungi there is scientific, peer-reviewed information, with listings of mycotoxins, allergens, pathogenicity in humans and/or identification characteristics, each one linked to (one or more) scientific research citation(s). This fungal glossary is found on the Information - Fungal Glossary menu item. It is currently a Premium Content item.
To browse the topics and articles, use the top menu bar, put your cursor on the title of the menu, such as Information, and a drop-down menu will occur. Click on the areas that interest you.
To view the entire site requires registration and a subscription. Some of the articles will be available to the public and some are Premium Content, only available to SMH donors who make a small donation and receive a free subscription. Many of those articles have introductory descriptions.
The most popular subscription is the allowing 6 months access. Most site visitors read an average of 7 articles per visit and return many times. We have tens of thousands of site visits each month.
To do a site search for a particular item or topic, enter a title, name, or key word(s) in the site search engine at the top right of each page. Then click all words of exact phrase. A clickable list will appear below.
To email an article to a friend, click the mail (envelope) icon at the top right of each article.
To view an article as a pdf and save it, etc., click the pdf icon at the top right of each article.
To print an article, click the printer icon at the top right of each article.
Many of our site visitors return, as there is frequently new content and extensive information to explore.
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