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Are there any definitive concentration levels of mycotoxins and/or aflatoxins that can be called lethal?

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Are there any definitive concentration levels of mycotoxins and/or aflatoxins that can be called lethal?

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This is complex topic. Some toxins have been widely studied, such as aflatoxin. (Aflatoxin is known best as a carcinogen, certainly lethal in the long term.) Dangerous levels have been calculated and are available, presumably, from government sources. Mushroom toxins are called lethal since a single bite of the “death cap” (Amanita phalloides) in about 7 days unless a liver transplant takes place. Many toxins have been insufficiently studied; many probably have yet to be discovered, studied, and described. Also, the vast majority of the existing published research assess the effects of mycotoxin ingestion and not inhalation.

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