As Moon Area school officials complete mold- and moisture-related
repairs at the district's senior high school, new concerns are being
raised about what some think looks like mold in part of Bethel Park
High School.
Condensation from an air conditioning system backed up into the Moon
Area library earlier this month, damaging 347 books beyond repair.
Another 1,500 books have been sent to a restoration company for
dehumidification.
The system that controls humidity in the school has been reset,
ceiling tiles have been replaced in the cafeteria after mold was
discovered there and nearby water pipes have been covered to prevent
further moisture problems.
"Water is the enemy here," Dave Zazac, a spokesman for the Allegheny
County Health Department, said Monday. "If you have high humidity from
throughout the school, you can start to have moisture on floors and
walls, and mold can grow."