Long before you see it, mould has infested your home

All of our built environments are infested with moulds on a microscopic level, even when we cannot see or smell them. Like asbestos, these moulds are potentially deadly and must be removed carefully.

We have all seen "black mould" because it grows visibly where there is an abundance of moisture:

• Visible mould in bathroom

  in showers and around windows (often referred to as mildew)
• on fridge door seals, light-coloured patio or lawn furniture, decking and railings, vinyl or painted trim, under boat seats and between seat cushions (where it appears as black dots)
• on baseboards, water-damaged ceiling tiles or drywall (especially noticeable when you renovate)
• on the walls and on articles stored in the garage or basements of buildings

But filler has the ability to draw moisture from even slightly humid air; so any product made with filler can easily host thousands of invisible micro-organisms.

Our built environment actually causes mould to grow

Building materials are mould-attractive

Almost any filled product will encourage the cycle of mould growth. Many varieties of mould have been demonstrated to produce "mycotoxins" (toxic gases) and eject spores which become airborne particulates proven to cause many common ailments, from headaches to cancer.

Mould spores are found everywhere in nature but grow rapidly when they land on our filled products. They spread when air movement dislodges the spores which land on other surfaces and grow more mould.

Mould behind a drywall

Indoor mould and fungus are toxic micro-organisms

Moulds release dangerous mycotoxins into the air, while the filaments and spores float like visible or invisible dust and get into our bodies. One family of moulds causes “Aspergillosis”, the 2nd most common fungal infection requiring hospitalization in the United States.

Mould has be proven to cause

• dermatitis, skin lesions, nail fungus
• dry and itchy eyes, keratitis
• ear infections
• sore throat
• stuffy or runny nose, rhinitis, sinusitis, nose bleeds
• cold, cough, chest congestion, asthma, chest pains, pneumonia
• headache, dizziness, fever, flu-like symptoms
• loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea
• urinary tract infections
• fatigue
• loss of sensory acuteness
• lethargy, lack of will

Mould and fungus can be deadly to humans

Some mould species can produce dangerous or deadly toxins, while mould spores have been found growing in human lungs and sinuses, even penetrating into other tissue and internal organs. Moulds have been proven to cause:

• gangrene, hemorrhaging
• pulmonary infections, endocarditis (an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart)
• a reduction in white blood cell count
• acute gastrointestinal illness, peritonitis
• immune suppression
• other serious or fatal infections and diseases
• cancer

Mould and fungus have become one of the causes of cancer

Many forms of cancer actually start as mould found in our built environments, where we spend the majority of our time.

With declining tobacco use and improved management of industrial pollution, as well as an increase in public awareness and protection against the damage caused by exposure to sun and toxins – why do cancer rates continue to rise? It appears to match the growth of filler use over the past thirty years.

Meanwhile cancer rates in areas of little or no development (and therefore no filler use), such as the remotest regions of Africa, China and Asia (with the lowest quality of food, water and living conditions) have almost no cancer.

Filler is "food" for rampant organisms

Filler is also eaten by certain algae and “cyano-bacteria”, like Gloeocapsa magma, which everyone can see on the walls of some buildings, but mostly noticeably on roofs.

This bacteria feeds on our modern roofing tiles, which are filled. This causes loss of insulation and protection from the environment and UV rays, while leaks can introduce mould into your home.

Gloeocapsa magma even attracts other toxic moulds to itself, which eat the algae as a food source, gaining entrance to colonize the interior of the building.

Cyano-bacteria is carcinogenic (cancer-causing)

The potential adverse health effects of exposure to cyano-bacterial toxins, include:

• rashes
• tingling fingers and toes
• allergies and breathing problems
• illness of the stomach and intestines
• liver damage
• cancer

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) state that long-term exposure to even low levels of these toxins “could be associated with chronic illnesses, such as liver cancer and digestive-system cancer.”

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