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Does mold or do mold spores emit mycotoxins??

If it is mold spores and mold spores are everywhere, how does one

get away from mycotoxins?

On reading Dr Croft's comments that mold spores are hard to get rid

of in clothing, etc, well let me put here exactly what he has in

letter to me, which I am sure is a form letter, except where he

inserts my test results:

" Conclusion of test: (my name) is being exposed to moderate levels

of Trichothecene Myctotoxins (more about my test here), which is

very poisonous to humans especially children. There is no safe

level of TM. The central nervous system including the brain and

spinal cord, and the lungs are primar target organs with inhalation

Mycotoxicosis. The mycotoxin can affect every cell in the body,

with the brain, lungs, immune system, gastrointestinal and

reproductive organs being especially susceptible. The health

effects are cumulative in their effects on the body and exposure

should be avoided at all costs (your point ). It has been my

experience that clothing is a good carrier to these mold spores (so

now he refers to mold spores rather than mycotoxins)and mold

contamination. Washing or the use of bleach solution is not

effective in removing or neutralizing this mycotoxin, in fact

stimulates mycotoxin generation. Replacement is the only way to

remove exposure of myctoxins from clothing, including electronic

equipment (so I will put off getting new computer)

His recommendations:

1. Determine source of contamination in residence (source of

moisture).

2. Remediation of residence and removal of all contaminated items,

3. Use Hepa air filtering units to remove any mold spores within

air or residence.

One will know if environment is clean if allergies arise in body 2-

12 weeks later (which I don't understand, but??)

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Okay so question is, do mycotoxins come from mold spores, not mold

growth or mold colony? If so, then since mold spores are all over

the place, then myctoxins are everywhere also. Then mold colonies

or growths are dangerous *only* in that they emit LOTS of mold

spores?? (Of course they can do property damage too) Is this the

difference then, the amount of mold spores in environment? The more

mold spores, the more mycotoxins? It seems that certainly

everywhere we go we are picking up mold spores on our clothes and

hair etc. I assume we can get them off our bodies, since we in

effect shed by exfoliation our skin when we wash.

Second part of question, even without a mold problem, wouldn't thing

that are just 'old' be full of mold spores since over time they

would accumulate if they are not cleaned effectively, even if never

been in a moldy house?? For example any cloth furniture would over

time I would think become toxin to some degree. Wouldn't that be

true?

Do you believe mycotoxins bound to things even though spore may be

brushed or vacuumed away?

I'm wondering how possible it is to be relatively mycotoxin free

without running around naked and homeless!!!