FAMU-FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING RESEARCHERS FIND FACTORS THAT CAUSE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS AFTER FLOODING

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 29 -- Florida State University issued the following news release:

Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and Florida State University's Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response Center have identified how hurricane flooding can impact health long after a storm.

In research published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, the researchers identified the factors that are most likely to create hazardous respiratory conditions inside homes after flooding.

Roof age, prevalence of indoor mold spores and maximum flood depth led to the most new respiratory symptoms among people in the homes the researchers studied. Airflow rates in bathroom exhaust fans, how often people opened their window blinds and the a...