Sound Science & Mold

Scientific Literature

The following articles, frequently cited in connection with mold health claims, have been abstracted; they are instructive in their own right and because they refer to and discuss numerous other articles and studies.

  1. Shelton BG, Kirkland KH, Flanders WD, Morris GK. Profiles of airborne fungi in buildings and outdoor environments in the United States. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. April, 2002; 68(4):1743-1753.
  2. Miller RV, Martinez-Miller C, Bolin V. A risk assessment model for mycotoxin-producing molds on human health in indoor environments. Aerotech Monitor. 2000; 3:4-5. (Review)
    3. Burge HA. Fungi: toxic killers or unavoidable nuisances? Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology. December, 2001; 87(6 suppl 3):52-56.
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Update: Pulmonary hemorrhage/hemosiderosis among infants-Cleveland, Ohio, 1993-1996. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. March, 2000; 49:180-184. (Review)
  4. Dearborn DG, Infeld MD, Smith P, Judge C, Horgan TE, Allan T, Zimomra JA, Mortensen BK, Burkett SA, Winpisinger-Slay K, Wagner S. Acute pulmonary hemorrhage/hemosiderosis among infants - Cleveland, January 1993 - November 1994. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. December, 1994; 43:881-883.
  5. Dearborn DG, Infeld MD, Smith PG, Brooks LJ, Carroll-Pankhurst C, Kosick R, Dahms BB, Balraj EK, Challener R, Allan TM, Horgan TE, Staib R, Wallace C, Halpin TJ, Jarvis BB, Miller JD. Update: Pulmonary hemorrhage/hemosiderosis among infants-Cleveland, Ohio, 1993-1996. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. January, 1997; 46(2):33-35.
  6. Etzel RA, Montana E, Sorenson WG, Kullman GJ, Allan TM, Dearborn DG. Acute pulmonary hemorrhage in infants associated with exposure to stachybotrys atra and other fungi. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. August, 1998; 152(8):757-762.
  7. Terr AI. Stachybotrys: relevance to human disease. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology. December, 2001; 87(6 suppl 3):57-63. (Review)
  8. Page E, Trout D. Mycotoxins and building-related illness. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. September, 1998; 40(9):761-764. (Review)
  9. Hodgson MJ, Morey P, Leung W-Y, Morrow L, Miller D, Jarvis BB, Robbins H, Halsey JF, Storey E. Building-associated pulmonary disease from exposure to stachybotrys chartarum and aspergillus versicolor Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. March, 1998; 40(3):241-249.
  10. Sudakin DL. Stachybotrys chartarum: current knowledge of its role in disease. Medscape General Medicine. February, 2000; 1-4. (Review)
  11. Page EH, Trout DB. The role of stachybotrys mycotoxins in building- related illness. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. September, 2001; 62:644-648. (Review)
  12. Fung F, Clark R, Williams S. Stachybotrys, a mycotoxin-producing fungus of increasing toxicologic importance. Clinical Toxicology. 1998; 36(1&2):79-86. (Review)
  13. Johanning E, Biagini R, Hull D, Morey P, Jarvis B, Landsbergis P. Health and immunology study following exposure to toxigenic fungi (Stachybotrys chartarum) in a water-damaged office environment. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 1996; 68(4):207-218.
  14. Johanning E, Landsbergis P, Gareis M, Yang CS, Olmsted E. Clinical experience and results of a sentinel health investigation related to indoor fungal exposure. Environmental Health Perspectives. June, 1999;107 (suppl 3):489-494.
  15. Bardana EJ Jr. Indoor pollution and its impact on respiratory health. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology. December, 2001; 87(6 suppl 3):33-40. (Review)
  16. Dharmage S, Bailey M, Raven J, Mitakakis T, Cheng A, Guest D, Rolland J, Forbes A, Thien F, Abramson M, Walters EH. Current indoor allergen levels of fungi and cats, but not house dust mites, influence allergy and asthma in adults with high dust mite exposure. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. July, 2001; 164(1):65-71.
  17. Mahmoudi M, Gershwin ME. Sick building syndrome. III. Stachybotrys chartarum. Journal of Asthma. April, 2000; 37(2):191-198. (Review)
  18. Robbins CA, Swenson LJ, Nealley ML, Kelman BJ, Gots RE. Health effects of mycotoxins in indoor air: a critical review. Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. October, 2000; 15(10):773-784. (Review)
  19. Ueno Y. The toxicology of mycotoxins. Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 1985; 14(2):99-132. (Review)