Tag: Michael Muilenberg

  • Science & Tech

    Mold, mold everywhere

    Mold has attacked what remains of New Orleans, engulfing the city in slime. Typically, clean indoor environments show mold spore concentrations of less than 1,000 per cubic meter of air. But in Katrina’s wake, the numbers have hit several million due to widespread, persistent flooding. That’s the preliminary report from Christine Rogers, a senior research…

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  • Science & Tech

    Battling toxic molds

    Molds are found in all kinds of environments. Estimates of the number of kinds of molds range from tens of thousands to more than 300,000, with more than 1,000 species known to typically grow indoors, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While many molds appear to be benign to humans — and…

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