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Mould: The Dirty Details (http://www.buildingenvelopeforum.com/mould.htm)
"Stachybotrys was potentially poisonous, but not that poisonous. To prove my point I ran my finger down a piece of the mouldy drywall from the trash can. I showed the audience my blackened finger, then put it in my mouth and licked it clean. There were some startled looks, others laughed. The point was made that poison risk is a function of dose." -- Mac Pearce
"There is almost a hysterical level of panic about mould in our homes and buildings. At least 20 per cent of the biological activity on earth is fungal in origin. Wherever we go, moulds are not far away. While some fungal species generate toxic compounds, it is safe to say that all living creatures must strike a balance with fungal growth in order to survive. If decay organisms as a group were poisonous to other life forms, they would long ago have killed off their food source and vanished from the earth. On the other hand, the fungi will have our way with us soon enough and there is no need to rush things." -- Mac Pearce
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