Re: Re[2]: RE: RE: Burning Belongings

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When stachybotrys mold (which normally has a very high moisture content) dries up, it produces massive amounts of spores for self preservation. Normally the wet mold contains mycotoxins, presumably to inhibit other competing molds. It is my understanding that when the mold is in danger of dying, by drying up, it produces an aerosol of millions of spores. During this process, the concentration of mycotoxins on the spores may increase up to 40000 times the concentration of mycotoxin in the living mold. Mold spores can survive for many, many years. This is for self preservation. The spore has to wait for more moisture in order to begin growth again; and, that could take a long time. Meanwhile the mycotoxins, which are attached to the spores, remain potent and active. According to H Hudnell, PhD Neurotoxicologist US Environmental Protection Agency "Dormant or dead spores do not produce mycotoxins, but do retain them. The toxin molecules may remain undegraded for years."

I know from my own personal expierence, that the mold spores are increibily more toxic than the living mold.

I have some more information, along with this, that I will post on my web site www.stachy.5u.com This should be within the next week. I have just updated it with an extensive list of potential symptoms from exposure to toxic mold.

ph P. Klein, Sr.M.D.

Barth <pbarth@...> wrote: =========================================Dr. Klein, does anyone have an answer as to how viable the mycotoxins areonce the spores are dead? Once the spores are dead, there is no sourceto produce the mycotoxins. Do the mycotoxins need a specific type ofhost (such as mucous membranes or moisture) to remain viable? Thiswould make a big difference as to the effectiveness of any kind ofremediation. BarthNEW: TOXIC MOLD SURVEY: www.presenting.net/sbs/sbssurvey.htmlFAIR USE NOTICE:This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.