Toxic Mold Inspectors Health Effects And Scientifc Literature

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Information on toxic black mold and it's true health

effects as described in scientific literature, as opposed to

the more common information on toxic black mold expressed on

the not so scientific websites of mold inspectors.

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Toxic Mold Inspectors Health Effects And Scientifc Literature

Copyright © 2009 Daryl Watters

A Accredited Mold Inspection Service, Inc.

http://www.floridamoldinspectors.us/

We have recently seen that some mold inspectors are quoting the

article titled " Indoor Mold, Toxigenic Fungi, and Stachybotrys

chartarum " and other similar scientific articles to support the

belief that toxic molds poison people in their homes. A link to

the article is listed below. It looks as if the article is

stating that toxic molds are very toxic to homeowners or even

deadly. Mold inspectors who hastily review such articles come to

such conclusions because they do not understand what the highly

technical scientific article is talking about. This and other

similar articles on the topic of toxic mold effects are

discussing not what happens when a home owner breathes in mold

spores released by Stachybotrys or other toxic molds. The article

is talking about the effects of toxic mold toxins / mycotoxins

when these toxins are eating in foods contaminated with toxic

molds, or the effects of mold toxins when animals in the lab are

injected with mold toxins directly into the body or nasal

passages. Sometimes such articles site cases where industry

workers were made ill by toxic mold exposure after working around

clouds of organic dust and mold spores for extended periods of

time. Such conditions contain millions of spores per cubic meter

or air as opposed to the hundreds or thousands of spores

encountered in most moldy homes and offices. This article may

have been used by mold inspectors to support the view that toxic

molds will poison you. In fact, this article and many others have

been taken out of context. This article and other scientific

articles like it support the view that there is no solid evidence

that toxic mold will poison you when breathed in at levels found

in even very moldy homes. Such articles do not typically state

that it could never happen, but that there is not significant

scientific evidence that mold in levels found in residential and

office setting has poisoned people.

What Can Mold Do

* Toxic or not toxic mold is not trivial, in fact mold growth in

your home or office can cause serious non toxin related health

problems such as severe allergy or asthma. Such conditions can be

more serious and more debilitating than many people realize.

* Mold can make your home uninhabitable for your family and

nearly impossible for you to sell. Selling a home with a mold

problem that you hide can easily get you and your Realtor sued.

We have seen many homes, condos, and trailers, from Key West to

Miami, and West Palm Beach empty because they were to moldy to

live in and just entering the properties can be quite unpleasant.

* Ignored mold problems can get worse over time and can become

extremely difficult and expensive to resolve. Ignoring a mold

problem can cause a two thousand dollar mold removal job to

become a two hundred thousand dollar mold removal job.

* Mold can cause flu-like symptoms in mold removal workers if

they are not wearing proper protective gear.

* Mold can cause serious and even deadly infections, but this

typically occurs in persons who have a weak immune system. In

2006 we conducted an inspection for a Miami resident who had

Aspergillus mold growing in her lungs, and in 2008 we conducted

an investigation for a West Palm Beach lady who had just

recovered from mucormycosis. This is a condition where fast

growing molds grow in the sinuses. This condition is more serious

than your typical sinus infection. In fact, it can lead to death

in a few days.

* Mold can create foul smelling microbial volatile organic

compounds that in turn cause irritation resulting in allergy like

symptoms and have been shown to increase a child's chances of

developing asthma by 200%.

* In conclusion current scientific literature does not support

the belief that toxic black mold is a killer. However, mold of

any kind in your house, given the right environmental conditions,

has the potential to become a menace and cause serious allergy,

asthma, and other related health problems.

The article is titled:

Indoor Mold, Toxigenic Fungi, and Stachybotrys chartarum:

Infectious Disease Perspective D. M. Kuhn1,2,3 and M. A.

Ghannoum2,3

Below is a link to that article; just copy and paste the link

into your browser: cmr.asm.org/cgi/content/full/16/1/144#R40

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Daryl Watters is president of A Accredited Mold Inspection

Service, Inc. Toxic mold questions? Our company offers toxic

mold testing, and Black mold inspection services by a certified

mold inspector. If you suspect problems with toxic black mold

or Stachybotrys or just need help, advice, or facts, we have

non-bias information regarding dreaded Stachybotrys:

http://www.florida-mold-inspection.com

http://www.floridamoldinspectors.us

http://www.floridamoldinspectors.us/Mold_Allergy_Inspectors.html

http://www.florida-mold-inspection.com/toxic_mold.html