What are endotoxins, mycotoxins, and MVOCs?
Sampling and interpretation of endotoxins, mycotoxins, and MVOC’s (many of which are quite odoriferous and toxic) is a new science. Adverse health effects potentially caused by these contaminants should not be underestimated. Determining the concentrations of these contaminants, however, can be expensive, time-consuming, and should only be conducted by experienced investigators and labs with the proper techniques, quality control, analysis, and interpretation. In most cases, samples must be interpreted relative to each other and a control therefore, a minimum of three samples must be taken of a particular contaminant category. Expect these specialized samples to take a total of at least three to four hours and cost at least $200 each. Endotoxins Endotoxin is a term for the highly toxic outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria. Health effects vary, depending on the individual, dosage, and route of exposure. The fact that the bacteria do not have to be alive for endotoxins to pose a seri
