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U.S. Center for Disease Control Links Office Employee Health Problems to
Workplace Mold Exposure
Office employee health problems from office workplace mold exposure was
reported by Stephen C. Redd, M.D., Chief, Air Pollution and Respiratory
Health Branch, National Center for Environmental Health Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in his
sworn testimony before the U.S. House of
Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee, on July 28, 2002, reported
in full at
http://www.moldinspector.com/mold_scientist.htm.
Outbreaks of hypersensitivity pneumonitis have been reported in office
buildings in relation to exposures to mold-contaminated humidifiers and
ventilation systems (Arnow et al. 1987. Early detection of
hypersensitivity pneumonitis in office workers, American Journal of Medicine
64:236-242 and Hodgson et al. 1987. An outbreak of recurrent acute
and chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis in office workers. American
Journal of Epidemiology 125:631-638).
Many respiratory illnesses among workers may be attributed to mold
exposures. There were significant relationships between reports of
work-related respiratory disease and visual assessment of water and
mold-damage in two studies.
There were significant relationships between
endotoxin and ultra-fine particles in air and work-related respiratory
symptoms. There were significant
relationships between indicators of mold in chair and floor dust and
work-related respiratory symptoms. |
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