Crews haul out debris and clean and dust Lawrence's mold-infested Guilmette School from the floor to the rafters.
Chairs are stacked on desks, classrooms are scrubbed. There's been no school here all week.
School Committee member James Vittorioso says, "It's a disaster. The kids? Where are we going to place them? Is the school going to open next week?"
School officials are frustrated and so are parents, like Jose Rosado whose stepsons go to the school. He says the kids actually smelled like mold at the end of the school day and he's concerned about everyone's health and safety.
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Chairs are stacked on desks, classrooms are scrubbed. There's been no school here all week.
School Committee member James Vittorioso says, "It's a disaster. The kids? Where are we going to place them? Is the school going to open next week?"
School officials are frustrated and so are parents, like Jose Rosado whose stepsons go to the school. He says the kids actually smelled like mold at the end of the school day and he's concerned about everyone's health and safety.
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From the Editor at Moldfacts:
While Decongreen, which is hydrogen peroxide-based, may be an effective biocide, and may indeed be non-toxic, there remain three caveats against relying on biocides for remediation.
First, unless the original moisture problem is corrected, mold growth will recur no matter how many times you "kill" it.
Even dead mold can trigger allergic responses, so a "kill" by biocide must still be followed up by a thorough cleaning, consisting of removing contaminated organic materials and HEPA vacuuming of all hard surfaces.
Hidden mold, in wall, ceiling and floor cavities cannot be reached by spraying. This hidden mold growth will continue to emit mVOCs (microbial volatile organic compounds), which are among the three ways molds negatively affect human health. The other two are spores and hyphae (mold parts), and mycotoxins.
As an aside, there appears to be no information available as to whether Decongreen has an effect on mycotoxins, which are thought to be in the coatings on spores. So again, if spores are left behind, even if they are "dead," i.e. non-reproducing, there is still a chance of continuing ill health effects.
Mold in schools?! omg. that's no good. please get that taken care of. try these guys out, I've used them for my office buildings and they're really good and very professional. www.decongreeninc.com
From the Editor at Moldfacts:
While Decongreen, which is hydrogen peroxide-based, may be an effective biocide, and may indeed be non-toxic, there remain three caveats against relying on biocides for remediation.
First, unless the original moisture problem is corrected, mold growth will recur no matter how many times you "kill" it.
Even dead mold can trigger allergic responses, so a "kill" by biocide must still be followed up by a thorough cleaning, consisting of removing contaminated organic materials and HEPA vacuuming of all hard surfaces.
Hidden mold, in wall, ceiling and floor cavities cannot be reached by spraying. This hidden mold growth will continue to emit mVOCs (microbial volatile organic compounds), which are among the three ways molds negatively affect human health. The other two are spores and hyphae (mold parts), and mycotoxins.
As an aside, there appears to be no information available as to whether Decongreen has an effect on mycotoxins, which are thought to be in the coatings on spores. So again, if spores are left behind, even if they are "dead," i.e. non-reproducing, there is still a chance of continuing ill health effects.