[StBernard] Toxicity in homes

[Westley Annis]

"Deadly" myco toxins of mold? We're sent back into the homes with "DEADLY"
TOXINS?

We're told it was safe to return to homes for recovery by officials. People
are complaining of maladies that can be associated with toxicities (yes,
gloves/masks/etc. should be a safety factor). Who should we trust as to its
dangers and short/long term affects of having been exposed to the
environment, etc. ? Either it's deadly to us or its "a user friendly
environment" when within the area of recovery. Am I naïve to believe my
family and I can be safe with a mask and gloves?

Jer.
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Specialists Warn of Mold Dangers * February 11 , 2006 *  Specialists Warn of
Mold Dangers February 11 , 2006
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Nationally known medical doctor and a mold toxicologist warn of dangers of
mold problems in St. Bernard Parish By: Steve Cannizaro
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Nationally known medical doctor and a mold toxicologist warn of dangers of
mold problems in St. Bernard Parish 

"St. Bernard residents and contract employees working in storm-damaged homes
should take extra strong precautions to protect themselves from dangerous
mold because there is evidence pointing to an illness of biological toxins
in patients he has examined in the parish the past few days, a nationally
known doctor who is a recognized authority on mold-related illnesses said
Saturday, Feb. 11.

Also, a nationally known toxicologist who arrived in St. Bernard on Friday
said samples he took Saturday in flood-damaged homes seem to show the
presence of stachybotrys, the black mold which produces deadly myco toxins
and he too warned that proper equipment is needed when working in possible
mold-infested environments."