I was waiting for mold to be mentioned
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From: "Mike Monett" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: CS>Re: Dirty Dryers
<[email protected]> wrote:
> thanks mike !
> man! what an ordeal you've been dealing with! good thing that at
> least you seem to somewhat enjoy this mechanical process and are
> resourceful and inventive enough to move through obstacles you run
> into. i'm thoroughly impressed and send you way-way-way-well
> deserved blessings for reaching your objective. soon !
> thanks for the detail. it was fascinating. but a bit intimidating,
> i must admit. i think i'll continue to hang out my laundry on my
> clothing line, to the continued huge chagrin of my shi-shi-la-la
> neighbors.
>angel
Hi angel,
Thanks for taking the time to read it and the nice compliments. I
forgot to mention, the lint that builds up in the dryer is not only
a fire hazard, it is also a terrible source of mold spores. Mold
just loves cotton lint. This is the reason I had to spend so much
time taking the dryer apart to clean it. Here's a quote from a web
page:
"Plant fibres such as cotton, flax (linen), jute and hemp are very
susceptible to attack by cellulolytic (cellulose-digesting) fungi.
Indeed, the complete degradation of cellulose can be effected by
enzymes, produced by the fungi and known as cellulases..."
The mold that grows is invisible and requires high magnification to
see it. Here's a scaning electron microscope image of mold growing
on a cotton fibre:
http://fungus.org.uk/images/mildew.jpg
And here's the url for the article:
http://fungus.org.uk/nwfg/rot.htm
Mold spores are everywhere. Doctors are starting to recognize that
clothing spreads aspergillus spores that can be deadly to some
patients. Here's a quote:
"Hospital patients who are immunocompromised, for example due to
AIDS, chemotherapy, or organ transplants, are highly susceptible
to opportunistic fungal infections caused by inhaling spores of
the fungus Aspergillus. Spore-related illnesses such as pulmonary
aspergillosis can account for up to 40% of deaths among leukemia
patients. If bone marrow transplant patients become infected, the
death rate may exceed 90%. Infectious disease specialists know
that bacteria can spread disease via contaminated clothing.
Recently, researchers published the first research showing that
clothing also spreads Aspergillus spores."
The article was published by the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences, which tends to give some credibility. If you are
interested, the full article is here:
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2001/109-8/forum.html
But you do not have to be a patient in a hospital to be affected by
spores. My own experience shows that many of the vague symptoms that
afflict people are very similar to the symptoms I experience due to
different types of mold.
Unfortunately, even high quality cs has no effect on the mold
toxins, so it does little to relieve the symptoms.
The spores are not affected by anything we can do in a home
environment. Ozone is the only thing left to try, but it cannot
penetrate the cloth and kill buried spores. Ozone is difficult to
measure without very expensive equipment, so the concentration is
difficult to control. I am working on a machine that I hope will
solve all these problems, and will report the results here if it
works.
Regards,
Mike Monett
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