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		<title>Rogers County Courthouse mold is being eradicated</title>
		<link>http://quantemlabs.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/rogers-county-courthouse-mold-is-being-eradicated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
3/21/2008
CLAREMORE &#8212; County officials have hired a Catoosa company to begin mold remediation from an office in the Rogers County Courthouse, according to County Clerk Peggy Armstrong. 

Worldwide Restoration Inc. this week began removing drywall and carpeting from the second-floor chambers of Associate District Judge Sheila Condren, said Arthur Mathews, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quantemlabs.wordpress.com&blog=2616110&post=38&subd=quantemlabs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>W.R. Grace &amp; Co. To Pay $250 Million in Record Asbestos Settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[3/12/2008 9:59:58 AM In the largest asbestos-related settlement on record, W.R. Grace &#38; Co. (GRA) agreed Tuesday to reimburse the federal government $250 million. The money was used by the government in the town of Libby, Montana, where hundreds of people were sickened by asbestos, including some that died. The investigation and cleanup cost the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quantemlabs.wordpress.com&blog=2616110&post=37&subd=quantemlabs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Excellent paper on mold allergy by the Mayo Clinic</title>
		<link>http://quantemlabs.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/excellent-paper-on-mold-allergy-by-the-mayo-clinic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Shawn Garza
The well-respected Mayo Clinic has released a paper on mold allergies that contains a wealth of information on the subject.  Topics include:


Signs and Symptoms


Causes


Risk Factors


When to Seek Medical Advice


and more


At QuanTEM Laboratories, we believe that mold in the home or business can cause allergic reactions, but should not be a cause for fear.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quantemlabs.wordpress.com&blog=2616110&post=36&subd=quantemlabs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mold goes to the dogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beagle&#8217;s nose for mold carves niche for local businessman
By:  Randy Metcalf
In this high technological age, the best mold detection may have four legs and floppy ears.
John Setford, owner and operator of Arizona Mold Dog Detection Services of Tucson, goes everywhere with his canine companion, Rocky the beagle.
“I am a typical mold inspector,” Setford said. “I’m [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quantemlabs.wordpress.com&blog=2616110&post=35&subd=quantemlabs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New ASTM Standard Provides Asbestos Guidance</title>
		<link>http://quantemlabs.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/new-astm-standard-provides-asbestos-guidance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New ASTM Standard Provides Asbestos Guidance
By Laura Walter

A new American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International standard offers guidance for using asbestos testing data and helps define the extent of asbestos contamination in surface dust.
The standard, ASTM D 7390, Guide for Evaluating Asbestos in Dust on Surfaces by Comparison Between Two Environments, can assist [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quantemlabs.wordpress.com&blog=2616110&post=34&subd=quantemlabs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix newstation investigates mold remediation firms and finds them fraudulent</title>
		<link>http://quantemlabs.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/phoenix-newstation-investigates-mold-remediation-firms-and-finds-them-fraudulent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phoenix&#8217;s KPHO News 5 conducted an undercover investigation in which they placed a small smudge of MASCARA on a homeowner&#8217;s wall, called in several mold remediation companies to investigate the &#8220;mold-like substance,&#8221; and found that all but one were willing to charge thousands of dollars to remove the substance instead of having it tested first to determine [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quantemlabs.wordpress.com&blog=2616110&post=33&subd=quantemlabs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney General suing Slotky, Huff over asbestos</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By M.K. Guetersloh
mkguetersloh@pantagraph.com

BLOOMINGTON &#8212; Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing a downtown building owner for improperly removing asbestos found in floor tiles from the Front ‘N Center Building in 2006.Building owner Merle Huff of Peoria and Ben Slotky of Bloomington are named in the three-count lawsuit filed in McLean County Circuit Court. The lawsuit alleges [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quantemlabs.wordpress.com&blog=2616110&post=32&subd=quantemlabs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clean up That Moldy Mess</title>
		<link>http://quantemlabs.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/clean-up-that-moldy-mess/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Newswire) &#8212; A musty, mildewy smell is the undeniable odor of mold. And it may be lurking in more places than you know &#8212; having harmful effects on your health. Now, we tell you how to track down mold.
Holly Russo&#8217;s tub comes clean now, but there was once a moldy nightmare lurking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quantemlabs.wordpress.com&blog=2616110&post=30&subd=quantemlabs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jury awards more than $30 million to family in asbestos death</title>
		<link>http://quantemlabs.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/jury-awards-more-than-30-million-to-family-in-asbestos-death/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By JEFFREY GOLD &#124; AP Business Writer
6:23 PM EST, February 27, 2008
HACKENSACK, N.J. &#8211; The family of a man who died from an asbestos-related cancer was awarded $30.3 million from a New Jersey jury, their lawyer said Wednesday.
The award is believed to be the largest in New Jersey for mesothelioma, an aggressive lung cancer, said [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quantemlabs.wordpress.com&blog=2616110&post=29&subd=quantemlabs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Massena School Official Pleads In Asbestos Case</title>
		<link>http://quantemlabs.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/massena-school-official-pleads-in-asbestos-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MASSENA—The superintendent of building and grounds for the Massena Central School District has admitted that he lied to federal special agents from the Environmental Protection agency about the removal and disposal of asbestos from district buildings and to falsifying an investigation report on asbestos in Jefferson Elementary School.
Ben G. Gladding, 48, of Norfolk pleaded guilty [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quantemlabs.wordpress.com&blog=2616110&post=28&subd=quantemlabs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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