21 Facts About Mold
Mold is a type of fungus. These small organisms can be black, white, orange, green, or purple and live almost anywhere indoors and outside. Molds thrive on moisture and reproduce through lightweight spores that travel through the air. You're exposed to mold every day. But what about the mold that develops along the grout in a bathroom or on a basement wall? Mold in the home can cause material and structural damage and can be a health hazard. Do you know your mold facts? The mold remediation professionals at ServiceMaster of Savannah have compiled 21 facts about mold everyone needs to know. Mold needs moisture to grow . Outdoors, mold grows in the soil, on vegetation and on decaying materials. Indoors, mold thrives in damp, moist conditions like bathrooms, basements, or even behind drywall where there's been water damage. Mildew is a kind of mold , which means mold and mildew have a lot in common. They are both fu...