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• Page 7 Toxicity from inhaled mold spores and particles in indoor environments is unlikely because spore concentrations that occur indoors are too low to produce a dose of mycotoxins sufficient to cause adverse health effects.19 There are many researchers and a great number of experts that draw the same conclusions and opinions from available data on mold and mycotoxin exposure in indoor environments and possible effects in humans. No learned body has concluded that exposure to mycotoxins in a residential, office, or school environment causes adverse effects in occupants.20 In fact,the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)reported that"current scientific evidence does not support the existence of a causal relationship between inhaled mycotoxins in home, school,or office environments and adverse human health effects.s21 Most independent researchers have concluded that exposure to mycotoxins in residential, office,or school environments does not cause adverse effects in occupants.22 There is no scientific support for a claim that the Indian River County Fire Stations contained sufficient mold to cause toxicity, even if mycotoxins were present(and there is no evidence that they were). The levels of mold that were found have not been shown to be high enough to produce toxic effects due to inhaled or dermal contact with mycotoxins. Moreover, some of the mold observed during the inspections was located behind wallpaper. Thus,the pathway for a substantial amount of the mold spores to escape into the air is significantly obstructed, and therefore significant exposure by inhalation of airborne mold is unlikely. With any dust or chemical, exposure is necessary in order for an individual to receive a dose of the dust or chemical. In order for exposure to occur, there must be a pathway from 19 Kelman,B.J.et al. (2004).Risk from inhaled mycotoxins in indoor office and residential environments.Int J Toxicol.23(1):3-10. 20 ACOEM.(2011)toe. cit.;American Academy of Pediatrics and AAP.(2006).Policy Statement--Spectrum of Noninfectious Health Effects from Molds.Pediatrics. 118(6):2582-2586.;American College of Medical Toxicology.(2006).American College of Medical Toxicology comment--Institute of Medicine report on Damp Indoor Spaces and Health.Accessed on: 12/1/6 A.D.;Bush,R.K.et al. (2006).loc. cit.;Institute of Medicine and Committee on Damp Indoor Spaces and Health.(2004).Damp Indoor Spaces and Health.The National Academies Press,Washington,DC.;World Health Organization.(2009). WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Dampness and Mould. WHO Regional Office for Europe,Copenhagen. 21 ACOEM.(2011)loc. cit. 22 Assoulin-Dayan,Y.et al. (2002). Studies of sick building syndrome.N.Mycotoxicosis.J Asthma.39(3): 191-201.;Bardana,E.J. (2003).Indoor air quality and health--Does fungal contamination play a significant role?Immunol Allergy Clin North Am.23(2):291-309.;Bennett,J.W.and Klich,M.(2003).Mycotoxins.Clin Microbiol Rev. 16(3):497-516.;Burge,H.A.(2001).Fungi:Toxic killers or unavoidable nuisances?Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol.(87):52-56.;Chapman,J.A.(2003).Stachybotrys chartarum(chartarum=atra= alternans)and other problems caused by allergenic fungi.Allergy Asthma Proc.24(1): 1-7.;Chapman,J.A.et al. (2003).Toxic mold:Phantom risk vs science.Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol.91(3): 222-232.;Fung,F.and Clark,R.F.(2004).Health effects of mycotoxins: A toxicological overview.J Toxicol Clin Toxicol.42(2):217- 234.;Fung,F.and Hughson,W.G.(2003).Health effects of indoor fungal bioaerosol exposure.Appl Occup Environ Hyg. 18(7): 535-544.;Gots,R.E.et al. (2003).Indoor health:Background levels of fungi.AIHAJ. 64(4):427-438.;Kuhn,D.M.and Ghannoum,M.A.(2003).Indoor mold,toxigenic fungi,and Stachybotrys chartarum:Infectious disease perspective.Clin Microbiol Rev. 16(1): 144-172.;Page,E.H.and Trout,D.B. (2001).The role of Stachybotrys mycotoxins in building-related illness.American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.62(5): 644-648.;Robbins,C.A. et al. (2000).Health effects of mycotoxins in indoor air:A critical review.Appl Occup Environ Hyg. 15(10):773-784.;Terr,A.I.(2001).Stachybotrys:Relevance to human disease.Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 87(6 Suppl 3):57-63.;Terr,A.I.(2004).Are indoor molds causing a new disease?J Allergy Clin Immunol. 113(2):221-226. 59 L