Seminar sets out to tackle most feared contamination.

Mold has become the most feared form of environmental contamination of property. It also is perceived to be the largest threat to the bottom line, according to a survey by Environmental Assurance Group.

What can be done to prevent mold from eroding property values? What are the signs that mold is dangerous and a health threat? These are among the critical questions to be addressed in "Managing Mold: Recognition, Remediation and Resolution," a one-day seminar sponsored jointly by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM[R]) and REALTORS[R] Commercial Alliance, and created by the Department of Environmental Health at the University of Cincinnati.

The seminar will be held Sept. 12 at the National Association of Realtors[R] Building in downtown Chicago; Sept. 14 at the Embassy Suites Hotel Orlando Downtown in Orlando; and Sept. 16 at the Marriott Los Angeles Downtown Hotel in Los Angeles.

The seminar instructor is Mary E. Malotke, who has over 30 years of environmental engineering and management expertise.

The cost of the one-day seminar is $295 for IREM[R] and REALTOR[R] members, and $345 for non-members. It includes all instruction and seminar materials. Guest room accommodations and meals are extra. Additional information and online registration are available at. Information also is available by contacting IREM at [phone], Ext. 4650.

Among the topics attendees will learn about are:

* What mold is and when it is a problem;

* How to test for mold contamination;

* The potential sources of mold;

* When remediation is required and what to do during remediation.