Guest guest Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 To get recieve assistance in intrepreting the results you need to post the laboratory report. I suggest you blank out the lab name, buildig owner and any other identifying information. you can email to djc1210@... a copy and I can review and give assistance DJC > Our building just received air quality and swab test results from an > independent contractor hired by the District Office. The district > reads the results as " all is okay! " However, we cannot ignore the > fact that 90% of the staff suffer from sick building syndrome > symptoms. We need help interpreting these test results correctly. > We would also like to know what our next step should be...they say > it's okay but we know it's not. What is toxic black mold and where > on the scientific report would it be? Is it really called 'TOXIC > BLACK MOLD? " > Note: There is someone in the building who has permanent lung > damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2002 Report Share Posted January 16, 2002 --- l1sajack <l1sajack@...> wrote: > Our building just received air quality and swab test results from an > independent contractor hired by the District Office. The district > reads the results as " all is okay! " However, we cannot ignore the > fact that 90% of the staff suffer from sick building syndrome > symptoms. We need help interpreting these test results correctly. > We would also like to know what our next step should be...they say > it's okay but we know it's not. What is toxic black mold and where > on the scientific report would it be? Is it really called 'TOXIC > BLACK MOLD? " > Note: There is someone in the building who has permanent lung > damage. > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2002 Report Share Posted January 16, 2002 Most likely it is Stachybotrys. --- l1sajack <l1sajack@...> wrote: > Our building just received air quality and swab test results from an > independent contractor hired by the District Office. The district > reads the results as " all is okay! " However, we cannot ignore the > fact that 90% of the staff suffer from sick building syndrome > symptoms. We need help interpreting these test results correctly. > We would also like to know what our next step should be...they say > it's okay but we know it's not. What is toxic black mold and where > on the scientific report would it be? Is it really called 'TOXIC > BLACK MOLD? " > Note: There is someone in the building who has permanent lung > damage. > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 > antimony 0.11 < 0.066 yellow > cadmium 0.77 < 0.15 orange > lead 2.8 < 1.5 yellow Consider removing sources. Lead and antimony are commonly associated with autism http://www.danasview.net/metals.htm > Magnesium 28 18- 70 green under 50% Add magnesium > Selenium 0.67 0.95- 1.7 yellow under 50% Add selenium, it was VERY beneficial for my son for many months. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 > Could someone please " translate " the following?: My son did not react abnormally to immunizations, but was given an MMR in error > too early (at 8 mo.). After error was detected, his regular immunizations were given as well, so my son received an MMR, DPT#3 and > HIB#3 all on the same day!!!! --Lila White Hello Lila, Don't know if I can " translate " , but I will use the " counting rules " (which are located here: http://home.earthlink.net/~moriam/HOW_TO_hair_test.html ) and comment on toxic elements. (Please read the info at that URL, if you have not already.) Counting rules: step 1: elements over: 11 (there are several that you noted are right at 50%) -- normal step 2: elements in red: 0 -- VERY normal step 3: elements average: 20 -- VERY normal SUMMARY: normal mineral transport, which is NOT indicating probable mercury poisoning. Not copper toxic. In the toxic elements section I am thinking that the " orange " you have noted is not the same as " yellow " ? So, maybe " orange " is " red " ??? The colors should go " green " " yellow " " red " as you red across the page. I would take any red results in toxic elements as serious. Cadmium, which you say is " orange " may be in this category. I am ambivilent about the yellow results (see comments I made yesterday, about yellow on hair tests.) Not good but not alarming. Moria > > > Name of the LAB : Great Plains > Test medium: Hair > Name of the test: Hair Elements (?) > Methodology: ICP-MS > > POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS > element result ref range color > ============================================= > aluminum 6.6 < 8.0 green > antimony 0.11 < 0.066 yellow > arsenic 0.036 < 0.08 green > beryllium < 0.01 < 0.01 no line > bismuth 0.013 < 0.06 green > cadmium 0.77 < 0.15 orange > lead 2.8 < 1.5 yellow > mercury 0.1 < 0.4 green > platinum < 0.003 < 0.005 no line > thallium < 0.001 < 0.01 no line > thorium < 0.001 < 0.005 no line > uranium 0.008 < 0.06 green > nickel 0.21 < 0.4 green > silver 0.11 < 0.13 green > tin 0.22 < 0.3 green > titanium 0.54 < 1.0 green > Total Toxic Representation: orange > > ESSENTIAL AND OTHER ELEMENTS > element result ref range color under/over 50% > ============================================================ > > Calcium 658 200- 700 green over 50% > Magnesium 28 18- 70 green under 50% > Sodium 51 12- 90 green over 50% > Potassium 18 10- 40 white 50% > Copper 11 10- 30 green under 50% > Zinc 160 130- 200 white 50% > Manganese 0.29 0.15- 0.65 green slightly under 50% > Chromium 0.34 0.2- 0.4 green over 50% > Vanadium 0.096 0.02- 0.075 yellow over 50% > Molybdenum 0.043 0.031- 0.062 white 50% > Boron 1.9 0.34- 3.0 green over 50% > Iodine 0.92 0.25- 1.3 green over 50% > Lithium 0.011 0.007- 0.023 white 50% > Phosphorus 239 160- 250 green over 50% > Selenium 0.67 0.95- 1.7 yellow under 50% > Strontium 0.84 0.3- 3.2 green under 50% > Sulfur 44500 44000- 52000 green under 50% > Barium 0.7 0.17- 1.5 green over 50% > Cobalt 0.014 0.013- 0.035 green under 50% > Iron 9.5 5.8- 13 green over 50% > Germanium 0.058 0.045- 0.065 green over 50% > Rubidium 0.025 0.009- 0.09 white 50% > Zirconium 0.33 0.047- 0.7 green over 50% > > RATIOS > elements ratios expected range > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ -- > Ca/Mg 23.5 4- 30 > Ca/P 2.75 0.8- 8 > Na/K 2.83 0.5- 10 > Zn/Cu 14.5 4- 20 > Zn/Cd 208 > 800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 > In the toxic elements section I am thinking that the > " orange " you have noted is not the same as " yellow " ? > So, maybe " orange " is " red " ??? The colors should go > " green " " yellow " " red " as you red across the page. > I would take any red results in toxic elements > as serious. You are correct. Orange is Red, but the paper from Great Plains is using an orange color. Antimony from what I've read comes from fire retardants? In children's pajamas, mattresses and carpeting. Our carpeting is really old and needs replacing and our living room is hard wood. My boys, once they were out of the baby stage, slept in underwear and t-shirts prefering that to pajamas, so thankfully that is not a huge source. Mattress is probably biggest offender. Lila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 > Antimony from what I've read comes from fire retardants? In children's pajamas, mattresses and carpeting. Our carpeting is really old > and needs replacing and our living room is hard wood. My boys, once they were out of the baby stage, slept in underwear and t-shirts > prefering that to pajamas, so thankfully that is not a huge source. Mattress is probably biggest offender. > > Lila list of sources of exposure for toxic metals: http://www.danasview.net/metals.htm Moria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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