Re: No toxic mold found in courthouse

[Guest guest]

Huh?

No toxic mold, but " mushroom spores " ?

What are mushroom spores?

No toxic mold, but " some elevated levels of a type of mold spore

that can case an allergic reaction, but is not considered toxic " ?

No mold spores are considered toxic, only toxin producing.

" A mold sniffing dog indicated there was some mold present. "

Did the dog also determine what species of mold it was and what toxin it

produces?

(Port Angeles) -- A report on toxic mold at the Clallam County

courthouse has come back negative. In a report to county

commissioners, an enviromental testing company from Federal Way gave

the all clear for bad mold in the basement of the building. But the

report did show there were some mushroom spores in the building. It

also found high levels of fiberglass fibers, dye dust associated

with computer printers and high moisture in some carpeting. The

company says there were some elevated levels of a type of mold spore

that can case an allergic reaction, but is not considered toxic. The

tests were ordered after workers in the courthouse started feeling

ill with symptoms that could be related to toxic mold. A mold

sniffing dog indicated there was some mold present.

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[Guest guest]

WHERE DO I GET ME ONE OF THOSE MOLD-SNIFFING DOGS?! lol. Do they allow them to

testify in court?

~Haley

tigerpaw2c <tigerpaw2c@...> wrote:

No toxic mold found in courthouse

KONP.COM 1450 - Port Angeles,WA*

June 26th, 2007 -

http://www.konp.com/local/2926

(Port Angeles) -- A report on toxic mold at the Clallam County

courthouse has come back negative. In a report to county

commissioners, an enviromental testing company from Federal Way gave

the all clear for bad mold in the basement of the building. But the

report did show there were some mushroom spores in the building. It

also found high levels of fiberglass fibers, dye dust associated

with computer printers and high moisture in some carpeting. The

company says there were some elevated levels of a type of mold spore

that can case an allergic reaction, but is not considered toxic. The

tests were ordered after workers in the courthouse started feeling

ill with symptoms that could be related to toxic mold. A mold

sniffing dog indicated there was some mold present.

[Guest guest]

I heard from an expert in one of the most respected labs on the West Coast

that they sometimes see buildings where multiple attempts at spore trap

testing doesn't show anything unusual but in reality there is a serious

stachybotrys problem. If the mold is inside the walls its also not difficult

for the mold to be missed when they test inside the occupied space. Thats

why the EPA and other organizations say that spore trap mold testing should

NOT ever be used to 'show' that there isn't a problem, only when there is a

problem.

Stachbotrys does not sprorulate often. It is perfectly happy to sit there

creating mycotoxins when there is high humidity inside the walls and not

sporulate at all. It sporulates when it is drying out and about to die, not

before - or after.