What is toxic mold and how can it affect your health?

The Alamance-Burlington School System discovered toxic mold at Cummings High and Broadview Middle called Chaetomium.

To get rid of mold –you don't just have to kill it, you have to remove it. That mold at Cummings and Broadview developed into a toxic level.

Mold doesn't start as being toxic but instead, it transforms into it according to Brian Murphy, a mold expert.

He said people with pre-existing health conditions will experience bad side effects if they have long-term exposure to toxic mold.

"Some people are really allergic to dust dust, so dust pollen. These are not things that are normally considered toxic per se, but they can have a really undesirable effect on a person with a particular hypersensitivity," Murphy said.



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[ahramarya]

Completely ridiculous to blame this on Global Warming: The problem is Water Damaged Buildings, which are mostly caused by construction materials, methods, and negligence over the last 50 years - including paper-backed drywall, plywood and particle board which soak up water like a sponge, faulty and flat roof designs, condensation created by modern HVACs, and internal leaks from plumbing ... This is not a climate issue

[jimfaust]

Toxic mold killed Britney Murphy. And her husband. Its no joke.