Trichothecene Mycotoxin: A Challenge for Indoor Environmental Quality Investigations
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by Dr. Rajiv Sahay / EDLab, Pure Air Control Services
Tampa, Fl. November 4, 2008 -- Mycotoxins are chemical substance produced by the fungal metabolic process. As a matter of fact, these compounds are the secondary metabolites of fungal metabolism. Due to the absence of common molecular feature, the chemical category of these compounds is still not very certain. Commonly, the fungi producing such chemicals are categories as toxigenic fungi.
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Bio-aerosols in Indoor Environment: Composition, Health Effects and Analysis
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Bio-aerosols are airborne particles that are living (bacteria, viruses and fungi) or originate from living organisms. Their presence in air is the result of dispersal from a site of colonization or growth. The health effects of bio-aerosols including infectious diseases, acute toxic effects, allergies and cancer coupled with the threat of bioterrorism and SARS have led to increased awareness on the importance of bio-aerosols. The evaluation of bio-aerosols includes use of variety of methods for sampling depending on the concentration of microorganisms expected.
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Does Mold Make You Sick? Doctors Seek Answers
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by Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fungus expert Joan Bennett did not believe in so-called toxic mold -- the cause of "sick building syndrome" and many lawsuits -- until her New Orleans home was flooded during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
When she got a whiff of the foul air that the black goo had created in her home, she decided to change her research focus and try to find out how and if the fungi that took over most of the flooded homes on the Gulf Coast might make people ill.
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Mold Closes Hamilton School Portable Buildings
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by BARBARA ARRIGONI - Staff Writer
HAMILTON CITY -- A growth of mold appearing in two portable buildings at Hamilton Elementary School has official scrambling to replace the structures.
Interim District Superintendent David Moss informed the school board of the situation and laboratory findings Wednesday night at a special meeting.
Moss said the mold was first noticed several weeks ago by an aide working on the library. Mold was also seen in the portable music building.
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China Also Suffers From Indoor Air Pollution
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by John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
BEIJING — China is already home to 16 of the planet's 20 most heavily polluted cities -- a noxious consequence of its double-digit economic growth. Now researchers have worse news for the nation's beleaguered lower classes: The air inside their homes is up to 10 times worse than the prevailing gloom outside.
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