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Mold left behind after Superstorm Sandy will run wild in Gerritsen Beach when warm weather comes, relief groups warn.

Storm-ravaged neighborhoods citywide face a health menace from mold lurking in improperly cleaned homes, the Daily News revealed in a front-page special report Sunday.

The danger is especially acute in the blue-collar waterfront community because nearly all its 2,000 homes were flooded during Sandy.

“Gerritsen Beach has the worst mold problem I’ve ever seen — and it’s going to get worse,” said Eric Klein, CEO of CAN-DO.org.

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Los Angeles, CA. – January 25, 2012 “As a Mesothelioma widow and asbestos awareness advocate, I was appalled and shocked to discover today that the 2012 United States Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries reported asbestos consumption from January through July of 2011 to be 1,100 metric tons; however, when comparing a previous report from January through July of 2010, asbestos consumption was reported to be 820 metric tons. This difference of 280 metric tons between January – July, 2010 and January – July, 2011 represents a 34% increase in consumption. In 1977, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) declared asbestos a human carcinogen, yet occupational and environmental exposure continues throughout the United States.

Asbestos is a tough, heat-resistant mineral that was added to the building materials of many older homes. It can pose health hazards to worke…

YOU SHOULD ASSUME THE VERMICULITE CONTAINS ASBESTOS AND DO NOT DISTURB IT! Any disturbance could potentially release asbestos fibers into the air. If you absolutely have to go in your attic and it contains vermiculite insulation, you should limit the number of trips you make and shorten the length of those trips in order to help limit your potential exposure.

Asbestos is a proven human carcinogen. Respiratory diseases most associated with breathing asbestos fibers are lung cancer, asbestosis (scarring of the lung tissue, usually fatal) and mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelium, always fatal).

Another case of asbestos worry – Philadelphia Housing Authority

LAST SEPTEMBER, Philadelphia Housing Authority plumbers ripped open Channel Saunders’ kitchen wall at the Hill Creek Apartments in Crescentville and removed leaky pipes.

The pipes were covered in a white gauzelike material, Saunders said. When the workers finished, they dumped the rusted pipes on her front patio, she said.

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The University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie might appeal seven asbestos-removal violations stemming from campus projects in 2009.

The violations were issued by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, which originally charged the university with 50 counts of asbestos violations after state inspections of UW-Stout projects in May and June. The department revised its inspection report from the projects and released the shorter list of citations Wednesday.

I am a general contractor performing a tenent improvment on a suite in a building that was built in 2007, do i need to have an asbestos inspection since its a new building? A: Yes, even if the building was built in 2007, you are rquired to at the very least have the materials you are disturbing during the renovation be testing by an AHERA certified building inspector.