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...wife and I were a bit apprehensive about putting our house through an environmental physical. I once interviewed a Texas woman who paid $350,000 for her dream home, only to find out after she moved in and got sick that the place was infested with a highly toxic mold and required a $650,000 cleanup, with men in moon suits cutting out every piece of mold-infested timber, wallboard and carpeting and carting it off for burial as toxic waste...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Mold Busters | 9/4/2000 | See Source »

...building scientists" in the country. Things have never been busier for them and the thousands of other indoor-air experts across the country, Brennan says, because people are catching on to the effects of indoor contaminants. Last week, a University of Maryland professor announced that certain molds, when inhaled, can attach themselves to the intestinal walls and cause flulike symptoms. A 1999 Mayo Clinic study attributed nearly all the chronic sinus infections afflicting 37 million Americans to molds. And that's just mold. Today's energy-efficient homes constantly recycle everything from combustion fumes to dust-mite allergens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Mold Busters | 9/4/2000 | See Source »

Temperature and humidity readings indoors are similar to outdoor levels, according to Brennan's calculations. Moisture is the first thing they look for inside a house. Recent studies have shown that mold spores, which thrive in dampness, are potent allergens and an asthma trigger. Some studies have even shown that they can cause memory loss. Our biggest concern is the roof leak, which took the roofer three shots to fix. "It seems pretty much dried up," Brennan says, running his moisture meter up the wall. "You might have some dead mold back there, but I wouldn't bother ripping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Mold Busters | 9/4/2000 | See Source »

...rest of the house got pretty good marks. The only mold was in the air-conditioning coils, which we'll get cleaned. We shouldn't store chlorine bleach and ammonia-based cleaners together in the upstairs bathroom. If combined they can produce highly toxic chlorine gas. The paint-storage room would be better off vented out of the house. Fumes from the garage are not an issue because our garage is freestanding. Still, Brennan urges us to get a carbon-monoxide detector...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Mold Busters | 9/4/2000 | See Source »

...meantime, men will continue to mold themselves to fit the ideal of the moment. Witness Al Gore. In his quest to attract the women's vote, he has tried everything from empathy to aggression, sports jackets to polo shirts. Poor thing. By trying to look strong, he risks appearing weak--a mistake I made once myself. I'm wiser now. Whatever it is that women want in men, they'll want something different next year, with one exception. They'll always prefer guys who use deodorant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Man's Gripe | 8/28/2000 | See Source »

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