Talk:Mold/Archive 1

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This should prbly be a disambiguation page instead

Also its a little short and we should decide on a spelling (not that i can talk!) --Davelane 23:09, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I agree this should be something like an annotated disambiguation page, the problem being that there are thousands of species of mold, so it's almost impossible to generalize about them (imagine saying "breathing a gas confers health benefits"). The definition of mold on this page includes almost all fungi that aren't yeasts, so that could use a tweak too. Where to begin!? ----

Toxic Mold should certainly be merged here, and some of its bits should go to Indoor Air Quality or Growth In Buildings. The Toxic Mold page confounds aerosols/volatile organics with ingested mycotoxins. ----

I deleted "The war on mold in kickapoo is killing children!!!" I don't understand this at all -- if this is relevent can it be explained better --Davelane 01:05, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)

It seems "The war on mold in kickapoo is killing children!!!" relates to a mold infection at Kickapoo High School according to this article: http://mold-help.org/content/view/245/ This is, however, completely rubbish to put in an encyclopedia. Link to the toxicity of fungae is already included.

Toxic mold deserves its own page. It is specific enough and important enough to justify seperate page. Just make sure the Toxic mold page doesn't repeat the same information as mold page. Repliedthemockturtle 23:10, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Toxic mold does not deserve it's own page. It's just marketing/scare language. Most things are toxic - at the right levels, even oxygen. 65.100.39.186 17:06, 30 August 2007 (UTC) andymccabe(-)netzero.net[reply]

NO MERGE Toxic mold is a specific but prevalent phenomenon and problem relating to human health. If there were a prepoderous number of incidents of living and work environments contanminated with toxic levels of oxygen, that would deserve an article too. Furthermore, Athlete's Foot and Jock Itch are problems caused by molds too, but it would not make sense to put them on this page. I suggest that title of Toxic Mold be changed to —Preceding unsigned comment added by Repliedthemockturtle (talk • contribs) 03:02, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I Disagree with merge. They are different, just like we have different pages for poison frog and frog. Each article is informative, yet some of the value of the discussion of toxic mold would be lost if the articles were merged, as well as the focus of the mold article becoming more blurry. Don't merge--expand both articles. It's not like we don't have the space. TeamZissou 08:29, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Penicillin

We need to discuss penecillin here, I think, at least breifly. Or at least link it. Lotusduck 19:20, 13 November 2005 (UTC)lotusduck[reply]

Added a sentence. I get a kick out of those mold photos. FireWorks 00:11, 30 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

penecilin is the one that is good, right??

Penicillin is a medicine that is useful. Not totally sure what it's used for, but it's good. --Jeremy 19:21, 25 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Uhh, it's an antibiotic. It kills bacteria.

Link

Resolved

This article "does not" belong here ie it's filed under the title "kitchen gadgets" ... I linked to this article expecting to view information concerning "food" molds ... not "bacteria" molds ...

Thanks for your efforts ...

24.108.71.105 (talk) 16:00, 27 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is not with this article but with the link you followed. I've fixed the link at Kitchen gadget to point to Molding (process), which I think is the closest article Wikipedia has to what you're looking for. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 16:59, 27 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mold and Human Health (allergies, toxic mold)

Issues regarding Toxic mold, human health are now discussed in Mold health issues. For this reason I moved the EPA and NPIC links to Mold health issues. I also moved health discussion items to Talk:Mold health issues. Repliedthemockturtle 20:17, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mold removal, killing mold

For issues regarding killing of mold, ec, refer to Mold growth, assessment, and remediation. For discussion of these issues go to Talk:Mold growth, assessment, and remediation. Repliedthemockturtle 20:17, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mold in games

Think back like 10 years ago..please, the name of this game has been haunting me for years! I remember playing it on the Mac but it could have been on the PC too. You could name and choose 4 different characters from a selection of different palettes(man, woman, and I think there were animals too). You were stuck in this dungeon, where you found many things lying around like weapons such as a morning star, throwing knives, swords, potions, spell scrolls. You could even pick up MOLD and eat it to restore your health. You could click on an 'eye' to rest your characters too. Yet there were giant ants, spiders, and plants that would attack you not only as you moved but if you were just waiting in an area. There were also locked doors, a large map, and many other things you could search and throw in your inventory. The game was a DEMO that let you buy the full version too. PLEASE HELP! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeydo (talk • contribs) 21:53, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Questions

° So, I've always been curious: I know mold probably just doesn't spontaniously come into existence, so how does it suddenly appear and grow, especially in a closed environment like a refrigerator? Are there microscopic spores (fairly ubiquitously) in the air which attach to damp surfaces and begin to grow, or something like that? I was expecting a little background (or at least a link to something) about a "life cycle", but it was only hinted at / implied. I hope someone who knows could put a fuller description.

In reply to above. Yes you are correct, there are masses of fungal spores in the air and you will inhale them frequently.

° I think that there should be more information of the different types of mold, organizing them by appearance (photos, descriptions of colour, what it usually grows on, etc.) and discussing their possible effects on people who are exposed to it. For example something like: "Purple mold which grows on rice can cause difficulty breathing, here is a picture of what it looks like." Surely there is someone out there who knows all about mold ...?

How about mentioning Rye mold, ("Ergot"?), famous as the natural source of LSD? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.175.128.1 (talk) 17:43, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You mention that mold is used in the production of sausages. Yet the sausage article states that it is a bacteria Lactobacillus that gives sausage its flavor, and does not mention mold at all. Can you resolve this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jania100 (talk • contribs) 19:49, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I thought this might have been a mistake, but mold can indeed be used in sausage making — I added a citation to the article. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 15:48, 6 June 2008

Contradiction about allergies?

There is a great deal of confusion arising from a shorthand notion that spores are the vectors of mycotoxins. Spores are not the only carriers of mycotoxins. But a lot of people refer to spores since it is easier to do so; easier to explain.

Furthermore, some people do develop allergic reactions to spores. Perhaps this should be pointed out. Note that the mycotoxins are the real killers, so it is important to differentiate between these and spores.

So the statement:"The numerous spores released by mold do not themselves cause significant harm in humans" is correct. Some people can develop first level sneezing and allergic reactions.

A previous statement, now edited out, said: "Some molds are particularly serious in this respect, because their spores are important causes of allergies (they are allergens); also, the spores of some fungi like Stachybotrys release potent toxins into the lungs when inhaled; Stachybotrys spores can cause very severe symptoms and lung lesions in children." It is the mycotoxins, not the spores.

Q: what size are spores compared to pollens?

Q: Does mold cause brain damage? I get mixed results when I search at Google.

Killing mold

People are always calling into Car Talk and asking what they can do to remove the moldy smell. They always say that if there's mold (the type that will grow on your auto carpets anyway), you can only really kill it with two things, sunlight (intense and long term) and bleach. While the Toxic mold article mentions some ways of generally killing mold, some of the remedies listed only shrink the colony (like ventilation) and won't actually kill it. So I came to this article to see if what those two lunkheads was true (since there's usually a lot of mold in their heads). O how I'd like a mycologist to come here and add some good stuff to this article! What definitely kills mold?? 82.93.133.130 06:16, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Only extreme heat can kill spores. Not freezing. Not products. I wrote that in, around about Fall 2006, but it is now lost, in summer 2007.

History of mold.

i think that the history of mold should be in this topic.everyone knows what it is and what it does,but no one knows how it came to be. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.82.157.80 (talk) 01:12, 1 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

that would explain more about mold--- it is a good idea

what do you mean by history? do you mean the evolution of mold? Repliedthemockturtle 20:17, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mold Divisions ???

At the top of the page it lists three different types of mold ("Molds do not form a specific taxonomic or phylogenetic grouping, but can be found in the divisions Zygomycota, Deuteromycota and Ascomycota."). Is there a way to summarize the differences?

Maddog4 19:29, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mold-free environments

"(1) Spores: Both our indoor and outdoor environment have mold spores present. There is no such thing as a mold free environment."

Does the moon count? Is there mold in the far reaches of space? What about volcanoes and nuclear reactors? Hate to be picky, but maybe a qualifier is in order. Here's a suggestion:

"(1) Spores: Both our indoor and outdoor environment have mold spores present. There is no such thing as a mold free environment in Earth's biosphere." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.152.208.1 (talk) 02:14, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Spam

Someone's spamming this page.

189.192.127.140 (talk) 05:07, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Someone wrote: "mold is very gross try eating it" -- please correct it, it's not very professional. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.180.126.151 (talk) 23:41, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, that was vandalism ([1]), since repaired. You're welcome to be bold and fix such things yourself. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 05:44, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mould is a floater?

Whenever we chuck food down the toilet that is mouldy, we have a hard time flushing it because it floats. Is there a scientific explanation for this? 125.236.191.140 (talk) 08:57, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there,

Article talk pages are really just for discussion of the article, so I've copied your question to the Science Reference Desk, and provided a (highly speculative) response. Over the next few days, other people might respond as well. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 15:46, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The front picture

It looks like an unbearable face —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sasuke487 (talk • contribs) 01:10, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mold prevention

This article deals with mold in specific environments and would be best kept separate.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 20:08, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]