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What is known (and not!) about mold health effects

  • Bruce Jarvis, Ph.D., University of Maryland

    • Mycotoxins are readily absorbed by the intestinal lining, airways and skin

    • Can cause flu-like symptoms; act to suppress immune system response

      “Chemistry and Toxicology of Molds Isolated from Water-Damaged Buildings”, presented at the 220th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, August 20-24, 2000

  • E.H. Page and D.B. Trout, NIOSH (literature review)

    • “Important issues…are inadequately addressed in the literature reviewed, making it difficult to implicate mycotoxins as a cause of building-related illness.”

    • “…currently, there is inadequate evidence supporting a causal relationship between symptoms or illness…and exposure to mycotoxins.”

      “The Role of Stachybotrys Mycotoxins in Building-Related Illness”, AIHA Journal, 62:644-648 (2001)

  • C.A. Robbins, et al (literature review)

    • “…the current literature does not provide compelling evidence that exposure [to mycotoxins] at levels expected in most mold-contaminated indoor environments is likely to result in measurable health effects.”

    • “…the point at which mold contamination becomes a threat to health is unknown.”

      “Health Effects of Mycotoxins in Indoor Air: A Critical Review”, Appl. Occ. Env. Hygiene, 15(10):773-784 (2000)

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