How Much Toxic Mold Does It Take?

No one really knows how much toxic mold is too much toxic mold. The reason why no one knows how much is too much. According to Daniel Freedman, ( http://www.inspect-ny.com/sickhouse/sporecounts.htm ) who is an Indoor Environmental Inspection and Test expert, Building Failures researcher, writer, publisher, Home Inspector, and Consultant specializing in construction & environmental testing & inspection:

"Spore allergenicity or toxicity varies widely among fungal genera/species. So does the sensitivity of humans and other animals to fungal spores. So no single number will be absolutely correct. Just as spore toxicity varies by species, so does the physical size of individual spores. The effect of breathing air contaminated by 5000 Penicillium sp. spores per cubic meter is unlikely to be identical to the effect of breathing 5000 Stachybotrys chartarum spores per cubic meter of air. Not only does their chemistry and toxicity vary, but a typical Pen/Asp spore is about 2 microns in diameter (1/25th the width of a typical human hair) while a typical Stachybotrys chartarum spore might be 8 x 12 microns -- much larger and thus providing more potentially harmful material per individual spore. You can see that writing federal or state standards for permissible fungal spore exposure by "count" or "levels" is difficult. Not only are there many variables to consider, but using currently popular air sampling or culture methods, even a low or "OK" test result cannot guarantee that there is no problem in the building."

* Only 13 toxic mold spores were found in my baby's room. Apparently 13 toxic mold spores was enough to cause severe health problems for the three members of my family and to prove nearly fatal for my baby. Read a description of our health problems HERE and view a timeline of our health problems HERE.