Truth About Mold

We Contacted the EPA/CIAQ

We have sent our WHO Report to hundreds of people including the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). 

The EPA has responsibility for the Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ).

The mission of the CIAQ is to coordinate federal indoor air quality, or IAQ, research while facilitating the exchange of information among federal agencies, state and local governments, the research community, the private sector and the general public.

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ciaq/index.html

The EPA asked us to submit the top 3-4 questions that need to be answered regarding mold.  

ACHEMMIC letter to the EPA (February 2010)

For more information about ACHEMMIC (Action Committee on the Health Effects of Mold, Microbes and Indoor Contaminants), go to the ACHEMMIC website.

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson speaks to Change.Org on March 5, 2010.

EPA Administrator interview on March 5, 2010

Why doesn't she mention indoor air quality?  Please contact EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and ask her to include "Improving Indoor Air Quality" on her list of priorities.

We must all work together to protect our children's health and the health of our nation.

Our Response to the EPA

I appreciate you asking me to submit 3-4 questions that need to be answered.  It's good you asked for only 3-4 questions, because I could easily send you many more. 

As I mentioned in my previous message, my focus is on the health issues.  Specifically, my focus is on protecting and saving the lives of people who are (or will be) exposed to toxic mold. 

In response to your request, I submit the following 4 questions:

1.  How do we cure or reverse the damage that toxic mold causes to our health?

2.  What are the appropriate medical tests and procedures that lead to the correct medical care and treatment for health problems caused by toxic mold?

3.  Are some people more susceptible to the health effects of toxic mold and, if so, why? 

4.  What treatment can be provided to prevent the "sicker quicker" effect for people who have more than one exposure to toxic mold?

Some might say these 4 questions have been answered.  There are a variety of answers to these questions, but we do not have a consensus nor a resource for sharing these different approaches.  We need to bring the experts together and create a comprehensive solution based on each of their respective points of view.

There are many more issues that need to be addressed regarding this issue including:

• passing meaningful federal and state laws
• preparing a handbook for physicians and hospitals that advises them about the health effects of toxic mold and the appropriate treatment
• establishing a federal budget to fund ongoing research
• appointing someone at the federal level to oversee this issue on a national level so there is a coordinated approach for dissemination of information and solutions
• establishing state agencies to understand and address the complex issues involved, to provide advice and assistance to people who are effected, and to coordinate resources with other state agencies
• creating a marketing campaign to disseminate accurate information throughout the country
• coordinating research efforts in the U.S. with research being done in other countries in order to avoid duplication and to share ideas and information
• gathering and organizing information from the many groups and individuals who have firsthand experience and knowledge
• issuing an accurate and comprehensive set of mold remediation guidelines
• establishing requirements for people who want to work as mold remediators

Thank you again for taking the time to respond and asking for my input.  I appreciate the opportunity.