Hell Toxin Poll

 

 

This was a poll that was conducted in the Mold Avoiders Facebook group in 2016. Following are the question and the responses from the group.

“Of the following statements, please mark the ones that you agree with. If you would like to see additional options, please write them in the comments.”

 

1. I believe that there is an unusually toxic substance referred to by mold avoiders as Hell Toxin that acts in ways that are hard to believe. (48 respondents)

2. Even if it is not yet understood, the Hell Toxin phenomenon sounds perfectly plausible from a scientific perspective to me. (36 respondents)

3. I’m not sure what I think with regard to Hell Toxin. (34 respondents)

4. I have not encountered a substance that seems like it is likely what people are calling Hell Toxin. (27 respondents)

5. I have had some outrageously problematic experiences with a substance that I believe to be Hell Toxin. (19 respondents)

6. I have encountered a substance that seems like Hell Toxin and believe I could be in big trouble if I got more exposure to it. (14 respondents)

7 (tie). I believe there is an unusually toxic substance called Hell Toxin but I am not sure that all the reports of it are true Hell Toxin reports. (11 respondents)

7 (tie). I believe that the Hell Toxin name is a problem and that it is a priority to come up with a new name for it if we are going to talk about it. (11 respondents)

7 (tie). I have not encountered anything like descriptions of Hell Toxin but believe it is perfectly plausible that it is out there. (11 respondents)

10. I believe that there are some toxins that are worse than others, but that reports of Hell Toxin have gone overboard. (8 respondents)

11 (tie). I believe that all toxins are pretty hellish when you encounter them. (6 respondents)

11 (tie). I believe that some people have “Hell Reactions” to certain toxins but am not convinced that those toxins are all that bad for most people. (6 respondents)

13. I believe that reports of Hell Toxin may have some merit to them, but I am not sure. (4 respondents)

14. I believe that regardless of the name used, we should not talk about the Hell Toxin concept because it sounds crazy. (2 respondents)