Re: Thursday at 6: Mold No More

[Guest guest]

If you go to the link, they tell you about some 'protective spray' .

The problem with this is the same problem one would have if you used a

biocide, like bleach on mold, but didn't effectively remove ALL of the

toxic 'dead' mold particles. Mycotoxins are NOT THE SAME AS SPORES.

Killing spores does not make old mold dust nontoxic. Even heating it

to 500 degrees doesn't. So, old mold dust in a home, even one that

'tests' mold free, is still laden with mycotoxins. And it may be so

small that it passes easily through an HEPA air filter or even tiny

holes in floors, walls, etc. THIS IS A POLITICAL HOT POTATO because it

means that any 'remediation' that does not SCOUR AND PHYSICALLY REMOVE

THE OLD MOLD DUST is ineffective in making a property safe.

Read the literature, like the papers here:

Especially these ones on the toxicity of tiny, tiny particles..

http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/71/1/114

http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/68/7/3522

http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=203872 & blobtype=pdf

Here is a good general article on mold toxicity..

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/101/4/712

" Thursday at 6: Mold No More

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Black mold is a major problem in structures spared by the flood waters

in New Orleans.

However, many of those structures will have to be torn down. Here in

Oklahoma, there's a new way to protect your home and health from the

maladies caused by mold.

Eyewitness News 5's Tyler Suiters takes a closer look at a protective

spray that promises to keep your home mold free. The spray is already

being used here in Oklahoma, and a local homebuilder will explain how

it works.

The mold prevention spray that could protect your family and your home

will be featured Thursday at 6 p.m. "

On 11/3/05, tigerpaw2c <tigerpaw2c@...> wrote:

> Thursday at 6: Mold No More

> http://www.channeloklahoma.com/news/5241551/detail.html

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> Watery eyes, chronic allergies, headaches, sinus infections or

> malaise? Have you had your home checked for mold? Eyewitness News 5

> investigates a homeowner's nightmare Thursday at 6 p.m.

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> In the interim, we'd love to hear from you if you've had mold-related

> health issues at the home or office. E-mail us at

> oklnews@... and tell your story.

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> Then be sure to see Mold No More Thursday at 6 p.m.

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[Guest guest]

I have been reading the article you pointed out, thanks for finding

it- but one point in their conclusion seems wrong to me - as I have

read in a previous study- autoclaving did not result in eliminating

mycotoxins

" We do not believe that trichothecenes were present on the sterile

ceiling tile. If they were originally present (due to cross-

contamination, for instance), they would have been destroyed by the

autoclaving used to sterilize the ceiling tile (44). To further

strengthen our conclusions, we performed similar air collection

experiments "

in this article they seem to be assuming that autoclaving would have

destroyed the mycotoxin - I have read otherwize, in other studies

anyone else have any thought on this article?

--- In , aka 47 <quackadillian@g...>

wrote:

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>> toxic 'dead' mold particles. Mycotoxins are NOT THE SAME AS

SPORES.

> Killing spores does not make old mold dust nontoxic. Even heating

it

> to 500 degrees doesn't. So, old mold dust in a home, even one that

> 'tests' mold free, is still laden with mycotoxins. And it may be so

> small that it passes easily through an HEPA air filter or even tiny

> holes in floors, walls, etc. THIS IS A POLITICAL HOT POTATO

because it

> means that any 'remediation' that does not SCOUR AND PHYSICALLY

REMOVE

> THE OLD MOLD DUST is ineffective in making a property safe.

>

>

>

> Read the literature, like the papers here:

>

> Especially these ones on the toxicity of tiny, tiny particles..

>

> http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/71/1/114

>

> http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/68/7/3522

>

> http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/picrender.fcgi?

artid=203872 & blobtype=pdf

>

> Here is a good general article on mold toxicity..

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>

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/101/4/712

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