Explore the use of CD-ROMs Develop techniques to evaluate training effectiveness 3. The need for some kind of central clearinghouse and the difficulty in getting the attention of contractors, inspectors, and tradespeople were discussed extensively. Develop an EERI proposal for outside funding, based on input from the Task Force. Task Force members review the proposal and assist in project implementation. EERI is currently soliciting expressions of interest from organizations willing to serve on the Task Force or its subcommittees.
Researchers believe the outbreak was caused by the quake-induced landslides.
Coccidioidomycosis is caused by a fungus that grows in the topsoil of limited semi-arid regions of the Western Hemisphere. The disease is contracted when airborne fungus spores are inhaled. Therefore, when officials noticed that 200 cases had been reported in only five weeks beginning in late January 1994, an effort was made to determine the cause of the sudden increase. U.S. Geological Survey personnel assisted the researchers by identifying the location and size of more than 11,000 landslides caused by the earthquake, many of which generated dense dust clouds. Weather patterns showed that winds carried much of the dust into Simi Valley, where the highest concentrations of infections occurred.