Overview Information

Start by reviewing Legal Updates related to this topic.

Article: Concerns About Mold Spread 
(Journal Sentinel Online 03-02-02)

The following is a compilation of Web site mold information.

  Consumer Fact Sheets

• University of Wisconsin Extension Cooperative Extension – (2002) (8 pages)
  Controlling Molds and Mildew
• California Department of Health Services Indoor Air Quality Info Sheet (2006) (4 pages) - Mold in My Home: What Do I Do?

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2002) (20 pages) - A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home
• Minnesota fact sheet (2005)(4 pages) -- Mold in the Home (click on the Adobe Acrobat logo to print as a fact sheet)
• State of Wisconsin Public Health - General Mold Information (2003) (3 pages)
• State of Wisconsin Public Health - Mold in Your Home: Cleaning Options (2004) (3 pages)
• Kansas State University (1995)(8 pages) -- Controlling Mold Growth in the Home
• American Lung Association Health House (2005) (1 page) -- Mold Control

Contractor Lists - Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services

• Tips for Hiring a Mold Remediation Contractor/Consultant
• Indoor Air Quality Consultants List
• Mold Remediation Contractors List

  Government Resources

• EPA How Does Mold Affect Asthma?

• Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services - Mold home page

• Environmental Protection Agency - a wide range of mold resources
• Environmental Health in Minnesota
  • brochures translated into several different languages (Spanish, Laotian, Hmong, Cambodian regarding mold, lead, radon, carbon dioxide, etc.)
  • "Moisture in Basements: Causes and Solutions" (excellent diagrams)
• Centers for Disease Control 
• California Environmental Health Investigations Branch
• Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services - Flood Aftermath Procedures 
• EPA Glossary of Terms

  Clean Up and Prevention Resources

• Stop Mold, Family Handyman, July/August 2002
• Advance Mold Remediation - Mold Glossary

  REALTOR® Mold Resources

• NAR's Government Affairs Department white paper "Mold in the House: How it Affects REALTORS®" (February 2002)
• NAR Risk Management Committee's Report of Mold Working Group (April 2002)
• Mold in Wisconsin Properties Hottips from the WRA Legal Hotline Library
• NAR Field Guide to Mold and Health Issues -- NAR website
• REALTORS® Should Be on the Watch for Moldy Conditions
• Mold in Wisconsin Properties
• Living with Mold (November 2001)