Prince,
      Health
      and
     
     
      Hey
      and,
      Social
      Services
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CANADA
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Environmental
      Health
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PO
      Box
      2000,
      Charlottetown
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
     
      Canada
      CIA
      7N8
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Resident
      Services
     
    

    
     
      Marc
      Brathwaite
      -
      General
      Manager
     
     
      550
      University
      Ave.
     
    

    
     
      Charlottetown,
      PE
     
    

    
     
      CIA
      4P3
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      et
      pilecdu-
     
     
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      ]
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CAMADA
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hygiene
      de
      environnement
      —
     
     
      C.P.
      2000,
      Charlottetown
     
     
      fle-du-Prince-Edouard
     
     
      Canada
      CIA
      7N8
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RE:
      Water
      Damage
      &
      Possible
      Mold
      in
      Blanchard
      Hall-
      D
      wing
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      31,
      2003
     
    
   
   
    
     
      After
      concerns
      were
      made
      to
      this
      office,
      a
      site
      assessment
      was
      made
      at
      Blanchard
      Hall
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      29,
      2003
      by
      this
      office.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      was
      apparent
      there
      had
      been
      significant
      amounts
      of
      water
      leaking
      during
      the
      days
      prior
      in
      D-
     
     
      wing
      on
      the
      3"
      floor
      of
      Blanchard
      Hall.
      The
      hallway
      had
      buckets
      to
      catch
      dripping
      water,
      some
     
     
      ceiling
      tiles
      were
      removed
      while
      others
      were
      in
      place
      and
      wet.
      There
      was
      a
      bad
      odor
      i
      in
      the
     
     
      hallway
      that
      is
      sometimes
      associated
      with
      wet
      or
      flooded
      carpeting.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      Roonffnad
      had
      water
      leaking
      into
      buckets
      in
      the
      living
      room,
      there
      were
      obvious
      water
      stains
     
     
      on
      the
      ceiling
      and
      a
      hole
      were
      water
      had
      dripped
      through.
      Apparently,
      water
      leaking
      into
      this
     
     
      room
      eventually
      flooded
      into
      a
      room
      below
      on
      the
      second
      floor
      on
      two
      different
      occasions.
     
     
      Room
      had
      also
      had
      water
      leaking
      from
      the
      ceiling
      into
      one
      of
      the
      bedrooms,
      there
      were
     
    
   
   
    
     
      water
      stains
      along
      one
      of
      the
      seams.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      All
      water
      leaks
      must
      be
      investigated
      and
      repaired
      to
      prevent
      potential
      heath
      hazards.
      The
      source
     
     
      of
      the
      leak
      must
      be
      identified
      before
      repairs
      to
      ceilings
      are
      made.
      Potentially
      harmful
     
     
      organisms
      such
      as
      mold
      may
      result
      from
      reoccurring
      water
      damage
      to
      building
      materials.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      is
      recommended
      that
      porous
      building
      materials,
      such
      as
      gyp-rock,
      insulation
      and
      ceiling
      tiles
     
     
      be
      discarded
      and
      replaced
      if
      they
      have
      been
      repeatedly
      saturated
      or
      have
      signs
      of
      water
      damage.
     
     
      Carpeting
      that
      has
      been
      saturated
      should
      be
      cleaned.
      It
      is
      very
      important
      that
      carpets
      are
     
     
      thoroughly
      and
      quickly
      dried
      afterwards,
      otherwise,
      it
      can
      contribute
      to
      the
      problem.
      It
      is
     
     
      sometimes
      necessary
      to
      discard
      if
      it
      cannot
      be
      properly
      cleaned
      /
      dried
      and
      if
      smells
      remain.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Information
      regarding
      indoor
      air
      quality,
      water
      damage
      and
      mold
      contamination
      is
      is
      attached.
     
     
      Please
      contact{if
      you
      have
      questions
      or
      concerns.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tel/Tél.
      :
      902
      368
      4970
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pax{lélec..
      907
      368
      4
      ee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      December
      2
      2003
      page
      16