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Default Mysterious Water on Carpet

Stubby wrote:
Please post a reference to an authoritative study saying mold is
lethal. I don't believe you'll find one. Just an urban myth.


Would you consider the National Institutes of Health authoritative?

"Aflatoxin is the best characterized of the potential human mycotoxin
carcinogens. While it is acutely lethal in large amounts, chronic low-level
exposure produces cancer, particularly hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in
many animal species. It is thought to be the most potent liver carcinogen
for a variety of species including humans..."

Other molds also considered.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...i?artid=145304