Airborne Exposures Affecting the Respiratory System

Written by Daniel Mark Norris Newton Davis

Last Updated: 6-20-07

Mold fungi, and their mycotoxins, enter our respiratory system in the air we breathe. Dr. Vincent Marinkovich states; " Molds or fungi are everywhere in nature, and their windborne seeds (spores) make up the majority of the microscopic particles in the air at any time, even when pollen is at it's peak."

When pollen is at it's peak, concentrations of mold fungi are 10 to 1000 times greater. Considering their degenerative nature, this is significant. There is no dispute to the fact they are a known trigger for asthma, which is on a dramatic rise.

Pollen is generative. They make things like plants and trees grow. But, mold fungi are degenerative. They contribute to plants, trees, and even people, slowly and subtly degenerating and dying. They are like little Gremlins subtly degenerating the cells, tissues and biological operating systems of our body. Their job in nature is to decompose,degenerate, and break down all biological components to their basic elements. And then to return those elements to Mother Earth, from whence they came. We are definitely biological.

This is especially true in wetter climates, like in the Oregon Willamette Valley, (which means valley of illness). The climate in Oregon provides ideal conditions for the growth and sporulation of mold fungi. This is especially true during the Spring transition from wet to dry weather, and the Fall transition from dry to wet. When it is wet molds grow. When it is dry they sporulate(send out their seeds) to seek the moisture they require to grow. During the Spring and Fall transition seasons, as the weather oscillates from wet to dry to wet to dry to wet to dry, the concentrations of mold spores in the air of Oregon and other wet climates accellerate to very high levels. This makes the allergy seasons start earlier, last longer, and become more intense each year.

Each year the African Transatlantic Dust Storms bring several hundred million tons of soil, along with their microbial hitchhikers of viruses, bacteria, and mold fungi, across the Atlantic Ocean to the Carribean, Florida and other Southern States. The clouds have gotten so thick now, that the ultraviolet light no longer kills the microbes. Even grasshoppers and locust hitchhike all the way to the Carribean. TV and radio warn the people of the approaching dust storms.

They have correlated the die-offs of the corral reefs to the Aspergillus mold these dust storms bring with them. Aspergillus is one of the molds which harm people in a home, school or workplace. These huge dust storms raise the level of viruses, bacteria and mold fungi 10-20 times their normal level. The microbes from biological weapons tested and used in the Middle East go into the soil and into the air. Then they go elsewhere. They have found mold spores that are millions of years old in Arizona and Antarctica, which are still viable to grow.

Emergency rooms in Florida and places, like Barbados, fill with asthma patients and people with other problems of the respiratory system. Similarly the Pacific Dust Express brings viruses, bacteria, and mold fungi across the Pacific Ocean from Asia, to Oregon and the rest of the Western United States.

Mold fungi enter our sinuses and respiratory system through our nose, mouth, ears and skin. The nose itches a lot, leading to frequent sneezing. A bloody nose will come out of nowhere, with no apparent reason. Your sensitivities to smell get altered. Your nose acclimates to the smell of the molds in your environment, making it difficult to detect their presence in your own breathing environment. Hopefully you will have a friend come over who is not afraid to offend you, by asking "what is that weird smell?" Yet, you become sensitive to many other smells like cigarettes, cigars, exhaust from vehicles, especially diesel, and also fragrances.

The sinuses fill up with mold spores, causing the glands and congested sinus canals in the neck to compact, swell and stiffen. Since, stress tightens the muscles around the already compacted sinus canals, the combination of the two actions is extremely uncomfortable. Massage brings only temporary relief to the chronically stiff neck.

The purpose of the wax in the ears is to capture any dust, pieces of leaves, pollen, or mold spores which enter the ears. When there is an increase in mold spores entering the ears, the wax gets saturated with microbes, and new wax production increases accordingly. This is an attempt to protect the sensitive inner ears.

But, this increase in wax production decreases hearing ability. It makes it difficult to hear and seperate peoples' voices from background noise. You may find yourself saying "What?" a lot. Or you may get so tired of saying "What?", that you start pretending you hear what people are saying even when you didn't. This can get you into all kinds of trouble.

Now, in hindsight, I realize this was the cause of chronic earaches for the children of a girl friend I had. They ended up putting those tubes in their ears. I remember her telling me about their own toxic mold exposure the previous year.

Toxic molds sensitize the ear to high frequency sounds, which feel like they are piercing the ear drum. Loud noises instantly tense up your neck, already stiff from the sinus canals being compacted with mold spores.

The human body has difficulty ridding the mold fungi from the mucous membranes throughout our human body. As a result, the mold fungi from the air we breathe accumulates in our human body faster than the cleaning systems of our body are able to eliminate them. Mold fungi from our indoor and outdoor breathing environment contribute to many problems of the respiratory system, such as asthma and cystic fibrosis.

There is a direct correllation between mold fungi from your breathing environment accumulating in your body and most problems of the respiratory system. I experienced them and then eliminated them. I was diagnosed with asthma. It went away when I reduced the mold fungi in my sinuses and respiratory system.

The Outdoor Testing Project - An outdoor testing program to test our outdoor breathing environment, in order to identify the species and concentration levels of fungi in that breathing environment..

The T-Project - A community wide program to establish a causational relationship between their outdoor breathing environment, which includes high levels of manure related mold fungi, and degenerative conditions such as Arthritis, Farmers Lung and other degenerative diseases.