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Mold-How to Protect Your Family After a Flood

March 16, 2010 by rosie  
Filed under Childhood Issues, Did You Know?, Environmental Issues, Resources

After natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods, excess moisture and standing water contribute to the growth of mold in homes and other buildings. When returning to a home that has been flooded, be aware that mold may be present and may be a health risk for your family.

The statement above is the first paragraph in a Center for Disease’s Fact Sheet on Mold. It is important that you protect yourself and your family from the damage mold can do not only to your home but to your body. The last couple of days New Jersey has seen a lot of flood activity.  But this information is relevant to anyone who has experianced flooding in their home.

In addition, this excellent fact sheet tells you who is at greater risk for mold exposure. It also provides links to other resources of vital importance. So, please take time to read the articles below.

Fact Sheet from CDC

Get Rid of Mold

This 2-page flyer contains pictures and easy to read information that can be shared with everyone. Below is the same information in Spanish.

Get Rid of Mold-Spanish

What to do if your heating or air-conditioning system was under water

Re-entering your flooded home

So, take a few minutes to read  and share these  publications regarding mold prevention and how to get rid of existing mold. We Just want you to Be in the KNOW!

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3 Responses to “Mold-How to Protect Your Family After a Flood”
  1. Claudia L. Meydrech, CN says:
    March 17, 2010 at 12:36 am

    Thank you for sharing this link, I added it to a post on newjerseybabyboomer.com and send you the link to the post on Facebook. Thanks again! Claudia

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  1. Mold, Mold and More Mold | Rosie’s Boomer Review says:
    March 16, 2010 at 11:35 pm

    [...] Take a few minutes to read this recent post about mold and how to prevent and rid your home from it’s horrid grip. The blog post is on a New Jersey site called, Be in the Know NJ. [...]

  2. New Jersey Baby Boomer » New Jersey Flooding March 2010 - My Story says:
    March 17, 2010 at 12:28 am

    [...] But back to the flooding…our flooding.  We were having a fairly quiet Saturday at home, but I was nervous, because there was a LOT of snow on the mountain across the street from us, and a LOT of rain falling.  My husband set up something to divert water down the side of our house should the torrent come toward us that I told him about…he hasn’t been home for the two other times we’ve had this experience.  As evening came, I noticed the first signs that we may be in trouble, water was no longer being held back in the low spot in the woods, but was beginning to stream across the property across the street, we ate dinner, and suddenly my husband said “water is coming in under the door”, out he dashed with my son  and they spent the next approximately 6 hours keeping drains cleared and diverting water.  I have other pictures for this post, but did show some night shots of water up against our house at http://weedsandseedswap.com. Amazingly, we were able to keep it at bay, but not without a lot of stress and exhaustion, and with the help of the town DPW that was overwhelmed with problems throughout the Township. Things have cleaned up nicely, I was able to throw bedding and towels up against the inside of the door to hold water out, and as of today, all is clean and dry inside, I have no concern about mold because I’ve worked hard to do the things to prevent it…a friend did a nice post about this that you may find helpful at this link. [...]



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