Massive proliferation of toxic mold in the Gulf area is causing dangerous medical conditions for hurricane survivors. The Earth Organization is coordinating relief efforts with new, non-toxic technolo
April 6, 2006 (Press Release) --
Toxic mold in the Gulf region is causing dangerous medical conditions for hurricane survivors. “The results of mold spore tests, even in homes that are considered 'fully remediated,' are shockingly high," said Barbara Wiseman, International President of The Earth Organization(TEO). TEO is coordinating relief efforts to make available a new technology called Efficient Microorganisms (EM. Test results show it safely eliminates mold and is completely organic.
Many Gulf area residents are experiencing the symptoms of mold inhalation: respiratory problems, coughing, irritated throat and nasal membranes, headaches, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, infant pulmonary hemorrhaging, serious asthma and allergy attacks requiring emergency room visits and hypersensitivity pneumonitis (a pneumonia-like disease caused by exposure to dust, fungus, or mold leading to acute lung disease).
Many doctors are not trained to recognize toxic mold symptoms, and most media reports in the Gulf have vastly underestimated the problem. Already desperate hurricane victims may be in for a long haul of suffering and more deaths, if public awareness is not raised on the symptoms and their cause, and non-toxic solutions.
Currently, standard mold remediation procedure is carried out using bleach or other toxic chemicals.
In 2005, the National Resources Defense Council sent a scientist to the area to test mold spore levels. Per the National Allergy Bureau mold is considered dangerously high when above 1300 mold spores/cubic meter inside of a building. In unremediated housing the spore counts were around 650,000/cubic meter. In buildings that had been "fully remediated" with bleach or chemicals, it was down to 20,000/cubic meter (still dangerously high).
Outside, mold spore levels are considered hazardous above 13,000/cubic meter. In the flooded areas outside air tested out at 80,000. Air in areas nearby that had not been flooded were around 48,000, and in quite distant areas, around 20,000. "So, just walking around in the general Gulf hurricane area is likely to be a health risk" said Wiseman.
"When The Earth Organization came across the Efficient Microorganism technology we were extremely pleased to see how effective it is with mold remediation," said Wiseman. "The benefits of using EM, which is inexpensive, totally organic and which poses no health risks whatsoever, will be of great value to the hurricane victims." Certified Mold Remediator Steve Kemp said, "When I tested a couple of houses that had been sprayed with EM I was surprised at the far superior results from other houses that had been remediated with bleach or other chemicals. This stuff definitely works."
Many Gulf area residents are experiencing the symptoms of mold inhalation: respiratory problems, coughing, irritated throat and nasal membranes, headaches, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, infant pulmonary hemorrhaging, serious asthma and allergy attacks requiring emergency room visits and hypersensitivity pneumonitis (a pneumonia-like disease caused by exposure to dust, fungus, or mold leading to acute lung disease).
Many doctors are not trained to recognize toxic mold symptoms, and most media reports in the Gulf have vastly underestimated the problem. Already desperate hurricane victims may be in for a long haul of suffering and more deaths, if public awareness is not raised on the symptoms and their cause, and non-toxic solutions.
Currently, standard mold remediation procedure is carried out using bleach or other toxic chemicals.
In 2005, the National Resources Defense Council sent a scientist to the area to test mold spore levels. Per the National Allergy Bureau mold is considered dangerously high when above 1300 mold spores/cubic meter inside of a building. In unremediated housing the spore counts were around 650,000/cubic meter. In buildings that had been "fully remediated" with bleach or chemicals, it was down to 20,000/cubic meter (still dangerously high).
Outside, mold spore levels are considered hazardous above 13,000/cubic meter. In the flooded areas outside air tested out at 80,000. Air in areas nearby that had not been flooded were around 48,000, and in quite distant areas, around 20,000. "So, just walking around in the general Gulf hurricane area is likely to be a health risk" said Wiseman.
"When The Earth Organization came across the Efficient Microorganism technology we were extremely pleased to see how effective it is with mold remediation," said Wiseman. "The benefits of using EM, which is inexpensive, totally organic and which poses no health risks whatsoever, will be of great value to the hurricane victims." Certified Mold Remediator Steve Kemp said, "When I tested a couple of houses that had been sprayed with EM I was surprised at the far superior results from other houses that had been remediated with bleach or other chemicals. This stuff definitely works."
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