Carpet Monsters and Killer Spores: A Natural History of Toxic Mold [Hardback]

Description: Molds are everywhere: we inhale their microscopic spores from birth to death. But when an investigation in Ohio revealed that babies suffering from a serious lung illness had been exposed to a toxic black mold in their homes, millions of Americans became nervous about patches of mold in
their own basements and bathrooms. Before long, lawsuits were filed by the residents of mold-contaminated homes in every state. By failing to address water damage, building contractors, plumbers, and insurance agents were held liable for exposing families to an unprecedented microbiological
hazard. The mold crisis soon developed into a fully-fledged media circus. In Carpet Monsters and Killer Spores, Nicholas Money explores the science behind the headlines and courtroom dramas, and profiles the toxin-producing mold that is a common inhabitant of water-damaged buildings. Nicholas
Money tells the most important mycological story since potato blight, with his inimitable style of scientific clarity and dark humor.

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EAN: 9780195172270

UPC: 9780195172270

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Book Title: Carpet Monsters and Killer Spores: A Natural Histo

Item Length: 21.5 cm

Number of Pages: 192 Pages

Publication Name: Carpet Monsters and Killer Spores: a Natural History of Toxic Mold

Language: English

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Item Height: 215 mm

Subject: Science, Biology

Publication Year: 2004

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 370 g

Author: Nicholas P. Money

Item Width: 148 mm

Format: Hardcover