Posted by renee My office is located on the 1st floor of a 7 story bldg. We've been experiencing water linking from the outside and seeping into our offices, etc. The building management tried to seal the areas but it continues to be a problem. Today, one of my colleagues discovered "red slime/mold, etc. growing under that thick plastic mat you place under your chair so that the carpet doesn't get messed up and the chair rolls easier. To our amazement, I had the same thing and 3 others (total of 5 of us-we are next to the glass wall of the building that leaks). All of us have "noticed" that our plastic mats were turning red but we just thought it was the plastic getting discolored from age??? We started recalling when we first "noticed" the redness and its been about 8 mo.-year. It is obviously a "living thing", it is red, pink or beet red. It is moist, slimey and smelly. I am concerned that this is red mold. Does this sound like red mold? Please help. I've notified by company, management and they are "sort-of-matter-of-fact" about it. I read up on Legionella and Legionnaires Disease. I cannot find anything about it "growing" like this? The conditions are great in the office: moisture, heat, the plastic, etc. Or maybe we have red algae??? Anything you can provide would be helpful. I need to mentioned that we have been sick and feeling sick (feverish, cough, muscle pain, headache, migraines, fatigue) or sometime but ,again, thought it was just "stress." I will be contacting our Department of Health as well. My email is rokero@att.net Thank you.
on 9/30/2004, 3:53 pm
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If someone could provide me with any information?
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