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          THE SACRAMENTO BEE 
          DANGER OF MOLDS IS FOCUS OF FORUM
          DISCUSSION PLANNED AT ROSEVILLE
          SCHOOL 
          Wednesday, June 17, 1998 
          Section: METRO 
          Edition: METRO FINAL 
          Page: B4 
          BYLINE: Art Campos Bee Staff Writer 
          Concern over incidents of mold in homes and other enclosed structures has
          prompted a Roseville woman to organize a public forum on the potential
          dangers of the organism.
          Teri Codina has put together the three-hour session for 2 p.m. Saturday at
          Oakmont High School, 1710 Cirby Way, Roseville, to warn and educate
          citizens about molds and their possible effects on health. Six experts in the
          fields of health and microbiology will be on a forum panel.
          In the case of the Codina family, rain leaked into the walls and windows of her
          home, causing mold.
          The Codinas have a pending lawsuit against the home builder to fix the leaks
          and the walls. For nearly six years, the family didn't vacate. By the time the
          family moved into a rented home a year ago, all six members had developed
          health problems, Codina said.
          "We never realized the dangers of the mold," Codina said. "We knew it was
          making us sick, but we didn't know it was toxic."
          "I've now got asthma, a sinus infection and a fungal infection in my lungs and
          possibly in my heart," said Codina, 38.
          Other members of her family have suffered from sinus infections, rashes,
          nosebleeds, headaches and respiratory problems, Codina said.
          Codina's research into the effects of mold has led her to find other homes in
          Roseville and in the Sacramento area where leaky walls and windows have
          developed and she has encouraged the inhabitants to take care of the problems
          immediately.
          A week ago, an incident involving mold surfaced when parents of children at
          an Elk Grove elementary school complained that one of the classrooms was
          moldy and that their kids had been exposed to health risks.
          One of the molds found under floorboards of the classroom was Stachybotrys
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          One of the molds found under floorboards of the classroom was Stachybotrys
          chartarum, a fungus that has been shown to suppress the immune system of
          laboratory animals.
          Codina's forum is titled "The Menace of Mold and Mildew in the Indoor
          Environment," and it will be hosted by Dr. Frederick Herman of Roseville.
          Panelists include Barbara Spark of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
          Dr. Sandra McNeel of the California Department of Health Services, Dr.
          Vincent Marinkovich of Stanford Medical School, Dr. Chin Yang of P&K
          Microbiology in Cherry Hill, N.J., John Banta of Restoration Consultants and
          Dr. Patricia Heinsohn of Principal Micro Bios.
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