Out of various indoor contaminants, bacterial endotoxin may illicit significant health and hygiene effects.
The bacterial endotoxin is a biochemical substance composed of a protein, lipid, and polysaccharide molecule known as LPS (Lipopolysaccharide) and/or LOS (Lipooligosaccharide) and is generally found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. These substances are released into the ambient environment after the lysis of the bacterial cell wall, which contains them. Some Gram-positive bacteria such as Listeria monocytogenes may also produce an endotoxin-like substance.
The main source of endotoxin contamination in indoor environments is...
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MARTINSBURG, VA -Some patients at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center (MWV) have been relocated due to the discovery of mold in several units.
The center says staff members noticed mold in an air-conditioning unit last Thursday. Upon further inspection and the discovery of more mold, they decided Friday to relocate patients.
According to MWV, their own staff began clean up on the same day they found the mold...
Starke Elementary is temporarily closing due to mold and fungi within buildings effective Friday, August 23, according to a release from the Bradford County School District...
As children go back to school, doctors and parents are preparing for a surge in asthma attacks.
The asthma onslaught typically begins about two weeks after school starts, and the phenomenon happens every year, said Dr. Kirstin Carel, a pediatric allergist at National Jewish Health in Denver.
