Mycotoxins and Bacteria have uses in both the military and pharmaceutical industries. Uncontrolled exposure in buildings can have serious effects on occupants’ health.

Mycotoxins exposure health issues

Mycotoxins are chemical disruptors which can develop in some species of moulds and bacteria.

In Building Related illness toxic mould is often mistakenly believed to be the cause of illness but drilling down we see a different picture emerge.

Toxigenic mould is a word coined by Institute of Medicine related to neurotoxins and cytotoxins, the former affecting the central nervous system and the latter causing death to cells.

Key Differences

Target: Neurotoxins specifically affect nerve cells (neurons), while cytotoxins can damage or kill many different cell types.
Effects: Neurotoxins disrupt nerve signalling and can lead to neurological symptoms, whereas cytotoxins result in cell death and tissue damage.
Cytotoxins are more generalized and may be used to digest tissue or defend against threats.

Both types of toxins can be extremely harmful, but their specific effects depend on their cellular targets and mechanisms of action.

Building Forensics can help you identify risks and hazards of bacteria and mould in your home and provide solutions.

Military WMDs

While DEFRA set up the GDS it failed at the first challenge in the anthrax event in Scotland. Local authorities are now obliged to find their own specialist’s providers. This may be extremely difficult in times of emergency, and we offer some of the most advanced and recognised decontamination protocols off the shelf. We utilise military grade products and delivery systems developed by USA military and tested at Dugdale. While terrorist events may hopefully be isolated the need for decontamination in some industrial incidents may require similar response. We can provide both decontamination and verified clearance with our mobile labs and external support. Only pre-registered clients can be accommodated.

Pharmaceutical industry

The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry have a requirement for exceptionally clean and proven air and surfaces. From time-to-time accidental spills and environmental events can compromise the high standards required in the clean room environment. We can provide decontamination with state of art verification if required.

Home Mycotoxin

Whether you have identified mycotoxins or not is almost irrelevant if you are reasonably certain you have CIRS or Environmentally Acquired Illness (CIRS). With so many possible pathogens in the home and Mycotoxins only one and measured in parts per billion, it can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. We employ the leading labs and technology to analyse samples we take from high-risk areas using NGS and DNA analysis. As we often state, “absence of evidence isn’t evidence of absence” and that’s why mycotoxin risks must be assimilated into other more likely and identifiable markers too. We guide you with the best options based on your personal issues. Once we have relevant data coupled to your health criteria, we can provide the most economic option to suit your budget. This is our expert opinion but if you prefer, we can simply undertake mycotoxin sampling.

Emergency Services and NHS training for typical Mycotoxin /CBR event. Picture courtesy Jeff Charlton of Building Forensics umpire/observer at the event.

Mycotoxins have been developed as Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) and used by USA in Laos, known as yellow rain. Sadam Husein reportedly used them against the Kurds and believed to have use them in the Iraq war. The same mycotoxins used in WMDs often and usually develop in water damaged homes and can be a major contributor to building related illness. Most medical professionals only accept ingestion as a route to poisoning but the military rely on skin penetration and respiratory exposure for weaponisation.

T2 Toxin developing in many homes of sick people we investigate. This example was in my daughters brand new house and resulted in her being admitted to University College Hospital London. Treatment for advanced Leukaemia with chemo and radiotherapy was about to start. Her remarkable recovery astonished doctors when she refused treatment after 6 weeks staying away form home and all symptoms disappearing.

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Mycotoxins in the Home

These clients are in their 80s. I had to equip and train and help them take treasured belongings from their home affected by Mycotoxins

Many moulds are said to be toxic but only become toxigenic when they produce harmful mycotoxins. Building occupants suffering mycotoxicosis are often unaware of causation and relate their symptoms to bacteria, mould, virus or just illness. Mycotoxins are extremely stable chemicals and cannot be killed. They do not disappear and when present will remain active for years unless removed. Treatment is often using “Binders” but again continuously inhaling or being having skin exposure will simply see any treatment fail. Mycotoxin exposure must be removed to allow any form of treatment to work. While mycotoxicosis is a recognised mould illness, only a recognised medical professional should consider mycotoxin testing as there are other triggers likely to be as or indeed more likely to be causation.

Mycotoxins used by NHS and Pharmaceutical industry

Some mycotoxins found in homes are used by healthcare professionals to regulate the bodies immune response. This may be essential following organ transplant when mycotoxins are used to prevent organs being rejected. Unfortunately, the very same mycotoxins can cause uncontrolled dose in your home and turn off your immune response.

The pharmaceutical industry has utilised the power of mycotoxins since the initial discovery of the mycotoxin from Penicillium by Alexander Fleming. Today mycotoxins are used as anti-rejection drugs in transplant surgery, which in regulated dose have the ability to turn off the immune response system. Unfortunately, these same mycotoxins when present in a home will turn off or affect the immune system and many serious symptoms can be expected to develop.

This photo shows a typical client bedside or kitchen table. A variety of binders, antifungals, and Glutathione. None likely to work effectively while they remain exposed to mycotoxins and other human pathogens. Biological loading must be reduced for treatment to be effective

Just how Toxic are Mycotoxins?

While many undertake urine tests for mycotoxins, the ones analysed are found in food and were developed by government agencies for food safety. It should be remembered the handful of mycotoxins routinely analysed in urine samples are dwarfed by the hundreds of thousands of different moulds and bacteria capable of working in synergy to affect human health. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

See mycotoxins which are routinely found in people homes suffering building related illness, and immune response issue. They usually develop following some form of water damage and are found in brand new homes and old buildings.

This handbook was issued to Jeff Charlton during Hazmat Homeland training in USA. Note the T2 myctoxin same lethality as EBOLA.

The small amount of mould shown under bathroom carpet was producing T2 toxin. This was my 28 year old daughters brand new home and within 4 months of moving in was diagnosed with final stages of Leukaemia. Her GP sent her to hospital, University College Hospital in London who after blood tests phoned to say they were sending an ambulance to start immediate Chemo and radiotherapy as she had no immune system. Luckily, I intervened and refused the treatment and even more luckily she agreed. Georgie made a full recovery within 6 weeks after exposure ceased. This may be seen by some as scare mongering, but these issues are recorded on NHS files.

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Testing for Mycotoxins and Bacteria

The following lab results can show the link between toxins in your urine and also found in the home.

The following tests are provided through Mould Lab

Mycotoxin analysis of Urine.

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Mould simply cannot be killed and nor can mycotoxins! There are many companies that promote their products as killing mould but the following two extremes

Mycotoxins and Bacteria have uses in both the military and pharmaceutical industries. Uncontrolled exposure in buildings can have serious effects on occupants’ health.