Medical support

Building Forensics and Occupant Health

May 21, 2012

How can we help you and assist your doctor?

Building forensics expertise is in water damaged buildings and associated health effects and material damage. We are not medically trained but are conversant with all current testing protocols and methodologies in identifying the cause and contributory factors to known and generally associated health issues.

Following extensive training in USA and over 20 years of hands on practical experience in water damaged buildings we have identified some of the best world wide analytical laboratories and internationally recognised experts.

We are pleased to introduce you to these services and experts and provide you and them with suitable support where required in terms of building investigation.

Without doubt Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker,M.D. is recognised as one of Americas amd possibly the world's leading medical doctors involved in diagnosing and treating people with biotoxin (mould and WDB) related sickness. Please see his free videos and advice on (web link)

Self assessments for mould and chemical exposure

Millions of Europeans likely have chronic discomfort and functional impairments they attribute to aging or other causes, not realizing these are due to biotoxins. These biotoxins are often the result of biological amplification in water damaged buildings.

Typically bacteria and mould produce chemicals known as neurotoxins and these can affect physical and mental health. We are pleased to offer the following on line scientific test for self or doctor directed use. The test,used by the military for over 40 years will assess the possible effects of neurotoxins,produced by moulds usually found in water damage buildings. (Science of the test pdf) The cost of the test is £15

Click on eye to start test (coming soon)

Medical profession support

Water damaged buildings, WDBs provide the ideal environment for microbial growth and this can take the form of bacteria, mould, insects, mites, cockroaches and their resultant toxins or allergens.

We provide testing for mould by PCR -DNA, Bacteria, Endotoxins and mycotoxins too. We can sample the dust in vacuum cleaner bags, surface swabs, bulk and air.

Building Forensics provides doctors with:

Assessments of water damage and environmental conditions conducive to biological amplification
Mould genus and species identification for comparison against their blood/sputum/swab analysis
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for allergies
LAL Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate for Endotoxin
TSC Mould Total Spore countsto identify mould exposure levels (sample pdf)
Mould PCR –DNA to provide specific mould genus and speciation (sample pdf)
Culture based Rodec and contact plates and SAS air sampling
ERMI Environmental Relative Mould Index, (sample pdf )
Volatile Organic Compounds (sample pdf)
NEW Mycotoxin residual deposit test. see table below

Mycotoxin Table of tests and health issues

Usual mould removal techniques do not remove or neutralise the toxins produced by mould. Building Forensics can test to assess the presence of these recognised carcinogens. See mould decontamination section too. Coming

Mycotoxin	Mould Genus	Toxicities
Aflatoxin	Aspergillus	Primarily a liver toxin and possibly associated with human liver cancer
T2 toxin	Fusarium Stachybotrys	Immunosuppression, weight loss,vomiting gastric disturbances Cytoxic Hemorrhagic
Ochratoxin	Penicillium Aspergillus	Carcinogen, kidney toxicity
Citrinin	Aspergillus Penicillium Monascus	Toxic to kidneys
Fumonosin	Fusarium	Toxic to liver and kidneys
Deoxynivalenol (DON)	Fusarium Aspergillus	Vomiting,weight loss Diarrhoea immunosuppresive
Zearalenone	Fusarium Gibberella	Oestrogen mimic May cause abortion in animals
Multiple antigens	Cladosporium	Most Mycotoxins in systemic circulation elicit a strong pro-inflammatory cytokine response, including TNF alpha & interleukins, thereby inducing multiple-system symptoms