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Office of Inspector General

Report: Public May Be Making Indoor Mold Cleanup Decisions Based on EPA Tool Developed Only for Research Applications

Report #13-P-0356August 22, 2013

What We Found

We substantiated the allegation that firms were using the mold index tool although the EPA had not validated the tool for public use.

Report Materials​​

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