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A graduate student has filed suit against New York's Columbia University, claiming the university's failure maintain an HVAC system in her residential building led to "sever physical injury, debilitating illness and permanent bodily harm."
Amy Frederick, a 27-year-old-doctoral student at the university, claims at least two "extremely hazardous forms of toxic molds" existed in the HVAC system in her apartment, New York City-based attorney Kenneth McCallion, of McCallion & Associates, LLP.
The suit also claims that the university failed to remediate mold in the system after learning of its presence.
The suit follows a class action suit filed last month by a University of California at Berkeley student, who claimed mold in that university's apartments caused him and his son to become ill.
In Amityville, NY, mold concerns have halted work on a major school building renovation project, which likely means the building will not be ready in September for classes.
Environmental consultants reported that continued leaks from a faulty roof have filled Park Avenue school building with mold and bacteria, including airborne candida, staphylococcus, penicillium, streptococcus, yeast and tricicopython.
Consultants recommended measures were taken, including the spraying of chlorine bleach in the building. However, the only longterm solution is to seal up the building, remove all contaminated wood, wall board, and other materials, dry it out and then rebuild the interior with new materials, they said.
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