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No Major Mold Problem At USD Building

No Major Mold Problem At USD Building

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Federal workplace experts who were invited to look at a building on the campus of the University of South Dakota found no major mold problems, but did make some environmental recommendations.

Some employees working in Noteboom Hall have complained of health issues.

Dr Elena Page with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) says they looked at the building and found ventilation issues…

 

Page says people in those environment become more aware of symptoms in others…

 

Page says she talked to twenty one people who working in the building and found fifteen had some sort of health issue, not all of which could be tied to the buildings condition.

Greg Burr an industrial hygienist with NIOSH says some steps can be taken…

 

Tena Heraldson, a spokesperson for the university, says they will work with NIOSH and other experts to implement those recommendations.

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