I did a few of the SBS cases involving mold due to high humidity usually caused by insufficient air conditioning and proliferation of mold. Many of these bldgs had an ammonia-like odor due to off gassing by the mold. Some of the mold metabolic chemicals can be carcinogenic like the aflatoxins. See below.
Dictionary Search for a word af·la·tox·in /ˌafləˈtäksən/ Learn to pronounce nounCHEMISTRY plural noun: aflatoxins any of a class of toxic compounds that are produced by certain molds found in food, and can cause liver damage and cancer.
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Is there an ammonia-like smell in the bldg.? Solid evidence is not a scientific term, Phil, although I know what you mean. Apparently, there is some evidence of the presence of mycotoxins, but you say that the evidence is not clinically significant. Have you done bronchial challenge studies in animals with dust or other material collected by vacuuming the furniture or other stationary objects in the vicinity? How about intradermal challenges to animals? You'd have to wait some time for that rx to manifest itself. the body requires time to react to a foreign substance if anaphylaxis is not involved. David
David - as I said - the current data-based does not support Article Risk from Inhaled Mycotoxins in Indoor Office and Residentia...
.Suggest you do your own research - and start with the literature. The one compelling report from the CDC for pulmonary hemorrhage secondary to residential exposure to Stachybotrys contamination was later retracted. That said - the data are provocative. Aerosolized mycotoxin has been detected in lab from contaminated wallpaper and and a recent report did claim to find mycotoxin in tissue at ppb levels for those exposed to residential mold contamination.Article Mycotoxin Detection in Human Samples from Patients Exposed t...
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