Linking Evidence and Exposure for Mold Toxicity: A Review of Two Articles

icIendicn her article "Is Indoor Mold Contamination a Threat to Health?" [http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/oehas/mold.html], Dr. Harriet Ammann, Senior Toxicologist at the Washington State Department of Health in Olympia, Wash., wrote that the impact molds can have on human health depends on a number of factors: the nature of the mold species, the metabolic products (i.e. mycotoxins), the amount and duration of exposure, and the particular susceptibility of the individuals who are exposed.

Regarding metabolites such as mycotoxins, Ammann wrote that they "are nearly all cytotoxic, disrupting various cellular structures such as membranes, and interfering with vital cellular processes such as …