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Post by fritolay66 on Nov 18, 2009 20:36:06 GMT -5
I am sorry Barb, your post got lost in the middle of mine. We were posting at the same time.
I am sorry for the loss of your husband.
Question. Have we found out that they are still doing this?
I think I had asked Ruth earlier about where and when. Do we know this for fact it is still continuing. I still think it is important to find all this out.
This is absolutely huge.
Frito
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Post by ctbarb on Nov 18, 2009 20:41:24 GMT -5
After reading this article again, I am so upset to think that the work that my husband did in preventing the use of human and animal waste in any form in the food chain, protection of our water supply, and removal and prevention of toxic wastes, for more than 25 years, was useless! I'm in tears just thinking that he died unnecessarily after what I've just read.......those SOBs! Knowing what I know, working along side at his lab, counting the millions of E.coli, in the samples of sludge taken from the pipes that were feeding into the water supply of cities and towns, polluting the very rivers that children and families swam in, got their water to drink, makes me violently ill! This is tantamount to premeditated murder! How can they get away with this? ? My poor husband died because of contamination from his job...leaving behind a wife and child...and nothing can be done about it? Unfortunately, he wasn't the only victim either, there were other scientists who died as well, leaving behind wives and children too! What kind of a society are we living in? It is disgusting, just truly horrific to find this out after all these years. I lost my best friend because he did his job...............God rest his soul. He sent me back from my trip to Heaven to "finish my work", only to find out that it will NEVER BE FINISHED! I am so very, very sad. Barb
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Post by fritolay66 on Nov 18, 2009 20:48:05 GMT -5
I am so sorry Barb. Perhaps you are not finished yet.
Again, I am so sorry.
Frito
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Post by jeany on Nov 18, 2009 20:48:52 GMT -5
Here is some more info on Chaetomium:
Chaetomium
Large ascomycetous fungus producing perithecia.
It is found on a variety of substrates containing cellulose, including paper and plant compost. It has been found on paper in sheetrock.
It can produce an Acremonium-like state on fungal media. Varieties are considered allergenic and have been associated with peritonitis, cutaneous lesions, and system mycosis.
Commonly found on deteriorating wood products, chaetomium frequently emits a musty odor and is frequently found on water-damaged drywall and other lower cost construction products often used in the United Sates. [/size][/color]
It's health effects have not been well studied, however some rare compounds have on occasion been identified as mutagenic.
Currently, more definitive studies are being conducted with some rather distressing results.
Chaetomium are a common fungal species with a ubiquitous distribution with over 80 species currently known.
Chaetomium colonies are rapidly growing, cottony and white in color initially.
Mature colonies become grey to olive in color.
From the reverse, the color is tan to red or brown to black.
Fruiting structures of this mold look like olive-green cockleburs - 1/16 inch in diameter - that develop on compost.
Although its heat tolerant spores survive 140 F for 6 hours, the mold appears only in compost improperly managed during Phase II, especially where Phase II ventilation is inadequate.
Lack of oxygen when compost temperatures are greater than 142 F permits formation of compounds produced in anaerobic conditions.
These compounds are toxic to spawn growth but are utilized by the olive green mold.
It is highly cellulolytic.
[A vast amount of medical news has been downplayed regarding Chaetomium in past literature. [/color]
Chaetomiumspp. are among the fungi causing infections wholly referred to as phaeohyphomycosis.
Fatal deep mycoses due to Chaetomium atrobrunneum have been documented.
Brain abscess, peritonitis, cutaneous lesions, and onychomycosis may also develop due to Chaetomium spp.
Unlike most other mold pathogens, there is medical evidence to suggest that people who are exposed to Chaetomium may be predisposed to permanent neurological damage of the myelin sheath.
Therefore, a noticeably high incidence of autoimmune diseases have been linked to exposure of this mold such as Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus, etc.
It has also been linked to certain forms of Cancer.
As with other fungal exposure, it can also cause permanent DNA damage.
This has been documented in several cases being researched during studies.
Chaetomium is the only mold that inhibits cell replication.
Chaetomium are found on a variety of substrates containing cellulose including paper and plant compost.
Several species have been reported to play a major role in the decomposition of cellulose-made materials.
These fungi are able to dissolve the cellulose fibers in cotton and paper and thus cause the materials to disintegrate. [/color]
The process is especially rapid under moist conditions.
This fungus is reported to be allergenic and a toxin.
It is an ascomycete and in most species the spores are lemon-shaped.
The spore column results from the breakdown of the asci within the body of the perithecium.
The perithecia of Chaetomium are superficial and barrel-shaped, and they are clothed with dark, stiff hairs.
Chaetomium globosum produces the mycotoxin chaetoglobosin, which is reported to block cytoplasmatic division when the route of exposure is intravenous injection.
Unfortunately, little data is available regarding inhalation of chaetoglobosin.
On a scale of worst to more mild in effects on human health, contrary to what many believe; chaetomium would be second or possibly third to aspergillus only to stachybotrys.
Chaetomium Kunze is a large genus of the Chaetomiaceae Winter which comprise more than one hundred species and are found in the most diverse substrates and geographic regions.
Chaetomium species are characterized by superficial ascomata, usually covered with hairs or setae mainly surrounding a rather broad apical ostiolar pore, and attached to the substrate by rhizoidal hyphae.
Their ascospores are aseptate, brown or gray-olivaceous with one or two germ pores.
During the course of a study of soil fungi from different regions of the world we have isolated numerous strains of this genus, some of them belonging to undescribed species.
As with many fungi, new strains are constantly being recognized.
Some species are thermophilic and neurotropic in nature
The genus Chaetomium contains several species. The most common ones are Chaetomium atrobrunneum, Chaetomium funicola, Chaetomium globosum, and Chaetomium strumarium.
** Frito..what color does the reverse side of your petri dish show?
Jeany
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Post by jeany on Nov 18, 2009 20:57:33 GMT -5
I'm so, so sorry, Barb..I'm full of tears right now. Sending you all my love..hugging you...holding you tight.. It's a CRUEL, MONEY RULED world we're living in..it really is! Jeany
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Post by fritolay66 on Nov 18, 2009 21:05:52 GMT -5
The reverse is now a tan color. Orangy light brown.
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Post by fritolay66 on Nov 18, 2009 21:11:22 GMT -5
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Post by jeany on Nov 18, 2009 21:14:27 GMT -5
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Post by jeany on Nov 18, 2009 21:21:12 GMT -5
The reverse is now a tan color. Orangy light brown. From Chaetomium post: From the reverse, the color is tan to red or brown to black.BINGO!! Frito..I think you got it! As many fungi look very similar, often described as white cottony.. it needs the reverse side of the petri dish to positively identify the correct species. Jeany
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Post by kammy on Nov 18, 2009 21:39:39 GMT -5
Well... to take a stab at it, I think I'm seeing Cladosporium in our dishes. The shape of the spheres of the Chaetomium are barrel or football-shaped... ours are almost perfectly round spheres most of the time. Not to say that chaetomium is not in there too, Frito. Here's some Petri Dish examples of the cladosporium that I think are 'dead ringers': my-stuff-dot-com.com/LB/cladosporium 2.jpg[/img] www.mold-help.org/content/view/414/"Cladosporium is a common fungus that is a known and documented aero-allergen which is usually associated with plants, wood products, and leather goods; the spores are easily made airborne and as such are a common cause of respiratory problems; allergic reactions and can be an agent for hypersensitivity diseases; it is as a parasite in infections of the skin, soft tissues or nails and has been documented in cases of Blastomycosis, Candidiasis, Chromoblastomycosis, Histoplasmosis, Entomophthoramycocis, Phaeophphomycocis and Keratomycosis. The findings suggest that fungal antigens from species found in homes are commonly associated with skin sensitization in an allergy clinic population with upper or lower respiratory allergy. No specific relationships were found, however, between the prevalence of fungal species in the home environment and the prevalence as skin-test allergens."
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Post by jeany on Nov 18, 2009 21:45:18 GMT -5
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Post by jeany on Nov 18, 2009 21:57:24 GMT -5
Chaetomium spp. are among the fungi causing infections wholly referred to as phaeohyphomycosis.
Fatal deep mycoses due to Chaetomium atrobrunneum have been reported in an immunocompromised host.
Brain abscess, peritonitis, cutaneous lesions, and onychomycosis may also develop due to Chaetomium spp.Phaeohyphomycosiswww.doctorfungus.org/mycoses/human/other/phaeohyphomycosis.htmPhaeohyphomycosis consists of a group of mycotic infections characterized by the presence of dematiaceous (dark-walled) septate hyphae and sometimes yeast or a combination of both in tissue. [/color] The hyphae may be short to elongate, distorted or swollen (toruloid hyphae), regularly shaped, or any combination of the above. The yeast when present will be variable in size and most of the time will show budding. The yeast should not be confused with the sclerotic Medler cells seen with the agents of chromoblastomycosis in subcutaneous tissue, although there are case reports of Wangiella (Exophiala) dermatitidis and Exophiala jeanselmei producing a combination of hyphae, yeast, and sclerotic cells from deep infections that otherwise could not be classified as chromoblastomycosis. Infections of the eyes and skin by the black fungi could also be classified as phaeohyphomycosis Forms of the diseaseCATEGORIES VARIETIES COMMENTS REFERENCES Superficial Black piedrae Skin infections Infection only involves the stratum corneum. Minimal if any tissue response. In hairy areas, the fungi grow around the hair shaft Cutaneous Dermatomycosis Onychomycosis Infection affects keratinized tissue and produces extensive destruction Corneal Mycotic keratitis Lesions are classically produced by traumatic inoculation of the etiologic agent Subcutaneous Infection is produced by traumatic inoculation of the etiologic agent Abscess formation is frequent Respiratory tract Nasal Sinus Pneumoniae Dark lesion on the septum is a common presentation; sinusitis is associated with allergic rhinitis, polyps and/or some form of immunosuppression Others Brain Peritoneal cavity Bone Carries a poor prognosis Associated with peritoneal dialysis Usually follows a traumatic injury Jeany
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Post by fritolay66 on Nov 18, 2009 22:04:29 GMT -5
Yes, Kammy. A long time ago, I was getting football shaped black specks out of my skin. This was at the same time I was generating the worst of my lesions. And in the home with the stachy or so I thought, and the multiple flooding I went through. As far as the spheres in the micrscopy slides. I cannot explain that yet. I also didn't see those in their representation pictures, but I also didn't see any condida in my microscopy pictures, except for one possible. This is the only thing I ever found in which resembled condida. In my sample. You mentioned at one time there is a resemblence from Chaetomium and Cladisporium. Can you illuminate that here? You know, something I didn't check was if there is a relation of Hulle cells and Chaetomium. Checking now. Frito
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Post by fritolay66 on Nov 18, 2009 22:07:05 GMT -5
Barb,
I am still thinking about you and your loss. Not only has Suebe motivated me, but now this. In their honor.....
Frito
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Post by fritolay66 on Nov 18, 2009 22:09:51 GMT -5
I know Kammy. Different species identification is where the particulars will come to light. There were how many of Chaetomium? I think I remember eighty? And perhaps there is a symbiont I haven't been able to identify. Hmmm....I wonder.
Frito
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Post by fritolay66 on Nov 18, 2009 22:31:17 GMT -5
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Post by fritolay66 on Nov 18, 2009 22:40:09 GMT -5
Symbiont, could then be candida. (chlamydospores). Instead of Hulle Cells. ??
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Post by fritolay66 on Nov 18, 2009 22:47:26 GMT -5
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Post by jeany on Nov 18, 2009 23:01:04 GMT -5
SEWAGE SLUDGE VICTIMSwww.sludgevictims.com/"Federal law provides use or disposal of sludge is a local determination" WHY are there so many sludge victims and sludge pollution of surface and groundwater? BECAUSE, around the country, the sludge bullies (U.S. EPA, waste industry and state "regulators") are forcing toxic/pathogenic wastes from urban and industrial sources on unwilling rural communities. THE PROBLEM the sludge bullies are ignoring is that federal law and the U. S. Congress always intended that sludge use or disposal be a "local determination". AND under the Supremacy Clause of the U. S. Constitution, federal law trumps state law. The states do not have the right to usurp, rescind, preempt or overrule the local control clearly and specifically granted by the federal Clean Water Act and 40 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Parts 501 and 503. The EPA has stated that the federal sludge rules (40 CFR Part 503) are MINIMUM standards. State or localities cannot adopt weaker regulations, but they CAN enact more stringent rules. VIEW THE FEDERAL LAWS AND EPA/WASTE INDUSTRY COMMUNICATIONS ACKNOWLEDGING LOCAL CONTROL OVER SLUDGE USE OR DISPOSAL: sludgevictims.com/local-determination.html
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Post by kammy on Nov 18, 2009 23:11:03 GMT -5
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