Dissent and Response in the Pages of Annals

In the November 2002 issue of Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, Dr. John Santilli published an article entitled "Health effects of mold exposure in public schools" in which he profiled the impact of mold exposure on the health of students, teachers, and staff at two public schools in Connecticut: McKinley Elementary School of Fairfield, and John F. Kennedy Elementary School of Milford. He also proposed standards for testing indoor air quality and evaluating the health impact of indoor mold exposure in schools. Dr. Santilli concluded in his article that "[t]oo many of the public school buildings in the United States …