Re: Re: HOW DANGEROUS IS INDOOR MOLD?

[Guest guest]

I agree with Gil but I also get sick and "hits" from both. Say a rainy humid day? I have to shut myself in my room with my airceaners and air conditioner. I feel indoor molds are more toxic as Gil says, more centralized. But you can be sick in both. I know I am.

Janet

[Guest guest]

wrote: " Whats the obsession with " indoor " vs outdoor mold? "

Outdoor mold levels are controlled by nature. Ultraviolet light from the

summer sun kills most airbourne mold spores. Cool temperatures in winter

also keep mold in check pretty well. Nature usually allows enough mold to

decompose dead organic matter, but not enough to adversely effect most live

organisms.

In contrast, indoor mold has no such checks. There is very little

ultraiolet light indoors, particularly in little used sections of buildings,

in attics, closets, under leaky sinks, or inside HVAC systems. Also, indoor

locations are prone to retaining moisture from leaks, and the temperatures

ideal for our comfort are also ideal for mold growth. Thus, indoor mold

levels can be greatly attenuated over outdoor levels. This attenuation can

lead to hypersensitization in people exposed for prolonged periods, not just

to those previously prone to allergies. Once so sensitized, you can adversly

react to mold levels in places that were never a problem before, including

outdoors. So, while indoor and outdoor molds may be the same, we can control

to some extent the levels of indoor molds, through proper design,

construction, and maintenance of our homes, offices, schools, etc, and their

HVAC systems. By doing so, we can minimize the sensitizations in others that

have happened to us.

Gil

Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 04:46:20 -0000

From: " erik_johnson_96140 " <erikj6@...>

Subject: Re: HOW DANGEROUS IS INDOOR MOLD?

Whats the obsession with " indoor " vs outdoor mold?

What does it matter if you inhale spores while you are enclosed by walls or

not?

The spore plumes I encounter outdoors feel no different to me than the ones

I find inside.

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[Guest guest]

I think there is a difference indoors, because you are sometimes trapped in a room with nothing but mold spores that are overpopulated - and outdoors, you have the fresh air and air circulation, as well, you are moving through it temporarily.

It is the repetitive, day in, day out exposures that get me. And building molds are different than those in the outdoors, sometimes. More toxic.

[Guest guest]

I am also sick on rainy, humid days, now, whereas before, when I wasn't sensitized to molds, it was no problem at all. I especially become sick when exposed to mucky, damp areas where rainfall isn't draining well. have had to redo yard for this.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/3/04 11:57:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, nomoreschoolmold@... writes:

I think there is a difference indoors, because you are sometimes trapped in a room with nothing but mold spores that are overpopulated - and outdoors, you have the fresh air and air circulation, as well, you are moving through it temporarily.

It is the repetitive, day in, day out exposures that get me. And building molds are different than those in the outdoors, sometimes. More toxic.

That is what happened to me at work in a moldy basement with no windows.

Janet

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/4/04 12:06:36 AM Eastern Standard Time, nomoreschoolmold@... writes:

I am also sick on rainy, humid days, now, whereas before, when I wasn't sensitized to molds, it was no problem at all. I especially become sick when exposed to mucky, damp areas where rainfall isn't draining well. have had to redo yard for this.

FAIR

I do this too. On those days I have to stay inside with an air conditioner

Janet

[Guest guest]

Your point about inside being more pronounced makes sense. But I have to say that my weekend in Santa Barbara was BAD everywhere. The entire town was full of something in the air that was making me terribly sick. I was actually a little better in the motel, but probably because I could put my CPAP machine on and filter the air. Of course, the machine was contaminated and I had to really clean it carefully when I got home. BTW we stayed in a cheap Motel 6 on upper State St. SB is very pricey for a couple of retired school teachers.

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I think there is a difference indoors, because you are sometimes trapped in a room with nothing but mold spores that are overpopulated - and outdoors, you have the fresh air and air circulation, as well, you are moving through it temporarily. It is the repetitive, day in, day out exposures that get me. And building molds are different than those in the outdoors, sometimes. More toxic.That is what happened to me at work in a moldy basement with no windows.Janet