Assistant Professor Hernando Perez, PhD, MPH, CIH, Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health, is author and Task Force Facilitator of the recently published "Pennsylvania Mold Management Task Force Report to the Pennsylvania General Assembly."
The Task Force "was established with the intent of investigating the broad issue of mold contamination in homes and schools as well as in other public and private buildings throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The objectives of the Task Force were both (1) to improve understanding of issues related to mold amplification in the indoor environment and (2) to reduce the negative consequences associated with the performance of mold assessment and remediation by individuals or groups lacking the qualifications to perform quality work."
The entire report is available online, and makes several key conclusions relating to Public Education, Assessment and Remediation, and Licensing, Assessing and Insurance Coverage of Mold Assessors and Remediators.
Dr. Perez is also the principal investigator of a research project designed to examine the combined role that bioaerosol and particulate exposures, in combination with dietary deficiencies, play in pediatric asthma. He has presented his research at regional, national, and international meetings, including the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition and the 10th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate in Beijing, China.