black mold

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black mold

[′blak ‚mōld]

(mycology)

Any dark fungus belonging to the order Mucorales.

(plant pathology)

A fungus disease of rose grafts and onion bulbs marked by black appearance due to the mold.

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PGI was formed in 2003 during the black mold crisis in Dallas.

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Black mold with time in a families home can cause serious ailments including life threatening diseases.

WARNING! Black Mold In your house Can Cause Deadly Illnesses!

Black mold in time in a families home can create severe illnesses consisting of life threatening ailments.

WARNING! Black Mold In Your Home Could Trigger Lethal Diseases!

Black mold with time in a families residence can create extreme ailments consisting of life threatening health problems.

WARNING! Black Mold In Your Home Can Trigger Deadly Diseases!

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Now, he said he had black mold, which is serious to human health.

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I've seen new buildings on the Palm Jumeirah where the apartments, corridors and ceilings have been infested with Black Mold because of improper installation.

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Among the offenders is a hoarder in a West Village rental apartment at 1 Christopher Street on the corner of Greenwich Avenue, whose apartment began to seep a black mold through the doorway, and a woman who allegedly filed a false domestic violence claim to get into Section 8 housing (a legal case is pending).

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Black Mold Exposure is a feature documentary that delves into the controversy surrounding toxic mold and chronicles its devastating impact on people from various walks of life.

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It has been tested by an environmental engineer for its effectiveness against deadly black mold.

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Now researchers at Michigan State University's Center for Integrative Toxicology have found that a toxin produced by the black mold Stachybotrys chartarum can damage nerve cells key to the sense of smell, at least in the noses of mice [EHP 114:1099-1107; Islam et al.

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A common black mold that blooms on moist cellulose-based materials--from wallboard and ceiling tiles to cardboard--creates a toxin that can kill certain brain cells.