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Stachybotrys chartarum (/ s t æ k iː ˈ b ɒ t r ɪ s tʃ ɑː r ˈ t ɛər ə m /, stak-ee-BO-tris char-TARE-əm), [2] also known as black mold [3] is a species of microfungus that produces its conidia in slime heads. Because of misinformation, S. chartarum has been inappropriately referred to as toxic mold.
Mold allergies are present in a minority of the population that is genetically predisposed to mold, and usually this allergy is not life threatening. Black molds, or so called toxic molds, can ...
In December 2020, two-year-old Awaab Ishak died after prolonged exposure to mould in his home. He lived in a one-bedroom flat in Rochdale with his father Faisal Abdullah and Faisal's wife Aisha ...
Black gill disease is visible to the human eye. Affected gills may exhibit crusted, surface-corroding, [citation needed] scattered light brown to black spots or a large black patch on one or both sides of the fish. [3] Discoloration at the gill area will be distinct from the rest of the body. These symptoms are separate from gill fouling or fin ...
The most infamous species, Stachybotrys chartarum (previously known as Stachybotrys atra) and Stachybotrys chlorohalonata, are known as black mold or toxic black mold in the U.S., and are frequently associated with poor indoor air quality that arises after fungal growth on water-damaged building materials. [9]
Photos collected by Hots&Cots and provided exclusively to NBC News reveal what the group considers evidence of unsanitary or dangerous living conditions for U.S. military personnel at bases in the ...
Barbeau and colleagues suggested that studies do not show a greater impact from mold exposure for several reasons: 1) the types of health effects are not severe and are therefore not caught; 2) people whose homes have flooded find alternative housing to prevent exposure; 3) self-selection, the healthier people participated in mold clean-up and ...
On bread, it may look like green or black spots, says Wee, whereas berries often grow a white cotton-like fuzz, and mold on citrus fruits will look like green or gray dust.