By CHRISTINE MARGIOTTA
cmargiotta@poststar.com
Published on 6/8/2005

KINGSBURY -- A battle against mold is brewing today beneath the giant black tarps covering the old Ames building.

What’s killing the stubborn spores inside the abandoned Route 32 department store also happens to be a weapon of choice in the fight against bioterrorism.

Bio-ONE — the same company contracted by the U.S. government to contain and kill biological agents after 9/11 — is now using its disease-zapping methods to rid buildings of pesky parasites.

For buildings like the old Ames store, demolition isn’t a smart choice because that releases any mold into the air, causing potential health and allergy problems for passers-by.

Instead, the same sealing and fumigating method Bio-ONE uses to kill anthrax will be used to kill the mold.

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