restated question after doing more study on mycotoxins/VOCs/spores

[Guest guest]

I've been trying to understand what we are reacting to so I've done

some researching on mold spores, VOCs, and mycotoxins. From what I've

read VOCs evaporate pretty quickly and are diluted by air flow making

them an uncommon component to cause a reaction. Mycotoxins, on the

other hand, can be especially toxic to humans and some molds can

product a variety of mycotoxins which can be toxic to the

neurological system.

I've been trying to discern whether mycotoxins can be present in the

absence of mold spores. I read that mycotoxins can be present in the

cell wall of spores or in the hyphae which seem to be " roots " that

the mold sends down into the organic substrate in which it is living.

Without the presence of spores in the air sample and the quick

evaporation of VOCs, is it likely that we're reacting to the

mycotoxins produced by the hyphae or even possible?

Moneca

[Guest guest]

>I'm sorry to disagree but VOC's DO NOT evaporate quickly and can

linger in a closed space for years. It depends on the VOC.

> I've been trying to understand what we are reacting to so I've done

> some researching on mold spores, VOCs, and mycotoxins. From what I've

> read VOCs evaporate pretty quickly and are diluted by air flow making

> them an uncommon component to cause a reaction. Mycotoxins, on the

> other hand, can be especially toxic to humans and some molds can

> product a variety of mycotoxins which can be toxic to the

> neurological system.

>

> I've been trying to discern whether mycotoxins can be present in the

> absence of mold spores. I read that mycotoxins can be present in the

> cell wall of spores or in the hyphae which seem to be " roots " that

> the mold sends down into the organic substrate in which it is living.

>

> Without the presence of spores in the air sample and the quick

> evaporation of VOCs, is it likely that we're reacting to the

> mycotoxins produced by the hyphae or even possible?

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> Moneca

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