2007-02-25 Tests show mold in Atlantic City seniors high-rise

The Feb. 6 tests by Hammontons Coastal Environmental Compliance LLC found mold in the buildings Community Room 3 and two of its closets. An air test revealed significant mold contamination.

The Web site of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Stachybotrys and other molds may cause health problems. But no tests prove a link between the mold and a specific symptom.

In a letter to the authority, she warned there were potential mold problems, among other issues. In a reply, Gannone addressed other issues and added that the only place the authority found mold was in its 17th-floor executive offices. He said that had been cleaned.

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ATLANTIC CITY Tests at a city high-rise this month revealed mold contamination in some of the rooms regularly used by the buildings seniors and disabled residents. Other residents said mold at Charles P. Jeffries Tower was a common problem in a building that they said has persistent leaks.