Guest guest Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 For an excellent discussion about the ecology of mold, > read the interview of Dr Eugene Cole at: > http://members.aol.com/iecnews/Grimes-Oct03.html > > Carl Grimes > Healthy Habitats LLC Carl, remember Kathy Masera's contaminated California Job Journal offices where opposing fungal species created a two inch " no mans land " between them? Right in between some of the WORST mold growth was a two inch area that was totally free of mold and bacteria - thanks to the intensity of the battle between competitors. We know that toxigenic molds sense competitors and respond accordingly. The more intense the competition, the more effort put into potentiating the toxins. There is simply no way to reasonably project levels of toxin exposure by counting spores or trying to measure fungal ecology. Toxin potential varies between individual spores of the same species even within the same colony. And since Stachy is often part of a mixed colony - examination of a single mold colony is really looking at an aggregate of species which confounds attempts to measure pathogenic potential ever more. The science shows us that science is not at a point that can make reliable measurements of toxic exposure without recreating laboratory conditions which encompass all the known factors in a sealed environment. The variables are so great that about the most reliable conclusions one can make regarding fungal ecology is that " If you feel bad and it looks bad - it probably is as bad as it feels " . Not very " scientific " , but geez, take a look at the confounders compared to the total lack of controls for these variables. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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