In spite of the recent media hype over the presence of mould (mold) in residences and the workplace, there is virtually no scientific or medical data that supports the level of fear and concern generated by misleading and sensationalized news reports.
All houses, offices, and workplaces have mould. All houses and workp…
In spite of the recent media hype over the presence of mould (mold) in residences and the workplace, there is virtually no scientific or medical data that supports the level of fear and concern generated by misleading and sensationalized news reports.
All houses, offices, and workplaces have mould. All houses and workplaces contain the dreaded “toxic black mould” (a nonsensical term invented by the news media). Virtually every human, in virtually every location on earth inhales hundreds to hundreds of thousands of mould spores and mould fragments on a daily basis. And yet, contrary to common belief, there is currently no evidence that the presence of these moulds and the exposures to the same poses the threat to the health of members of the general public as suggested by irresponsible journalists, and dramatic news reports largely devoid of objective facts.
Ignoring for a moment that virtually all "mould tests" and all "mould samples" are completely invalid, and uninterpretable and cannot be used for decision making, indoor moulds almost always get the initial blame for complaints about indoor air quality. However, in the Summer of 2011, the US Department of Labor, OSHA published the guidelines Indoor Air Quality in Commercial and Institutional Buildings1, wherein OSHA referenced the Indoor Air Quality Investigation protocol in its Technical Manual and points out that all microbial contaminants combined (including viruses, fungi, mould, bacteria, nematodes, amoeba, pollen, dander, and mites) were found to be the primary sources of indoor air quality problems only 5% of the time. The unwarranted fear is propagated by a variety of “mould remediators” and “mould inspectors” who usually have no legitimate knowledge in mould or mycology but prey off the public’s fear and perform nonsensical and invalid mould “testing.”
And this...
"Overview
In spite of the recent media hype over the presence of mould (mold) in residences and the workplace, there is virtually no scientific or medical data that supports the level of fear and concern generated by misleading and sensationalized news reports.
All houses, offices, and workplaces have mould. All houses and workplaces contain the dreaded “toxic black mould” (a nonsensical term invented by the news media). Virtually every human, in virtually every location on earth inhales hundreds to hundreds of thousands of mould spores and mould fragments on a daily basis. And yet, contrary to common belief, there is currently no evidence that the presence of these moulds and the exposures to the same poses the threat to the health of members of the general public as suggested by irresponsible journalists, and dramatic news reports largely devoid of objective facts.
Ignoring for a moment that virtually all "mould tests" and all "mould samples" are completely invalid, and uninterpretable and cannot be used for decision making, indoor moulds almost always get the initial blame for complaints about indoor air quality. However, in the Summer of 2011, the US Department of Labor, OSHA published the guidelines Indoor Air Quality in Commercial and Institutional Buildings1, wherein OSHA referenced the Indoor Air Quality Investigation protocol in its Technical Manual and points out that all microbial contaminants combined (including viruses, fungi, mould, bacteria, nematodes, amoeba, pollen, dander, and mites) were found to be the primary sources of indoor air quality problems only 5% of the time. The unwarranted fear is propagated by a variety of “mould remediators” and “mould inspectors” who usually have no legitimate knowledge in mould or mycology but prey off the public’s fear and perform nonsensical and invalid mould “testing.”
https://forensic-applications.com/moulds/sok.html