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Common Mold Questions:

What Is Mold ?
Molds are simple, microscopic

organisms, present virtually everywhere,

indoors and outdoors. Molds, along

with mushrooms and yeasts, are fungi

and are needed to break down dead

material and recycle nutrients in the

environment. For molds to grow and

reproduce, they need only a food source

– any organic material, such as leaves,

wood, paper, or dirt— and moisture.

Because molds grow by digesting the

organic material, they gradually destroy

whatever they grow on. Sometimes,

new molds grow on old mold colonies.

Mold growth on surfaces can often be

seen in the form of discoloration,

frequently green, gray, brown, or black

but also white and other colors. Molds

release countless tiny, lightweight

spores, which travel through the air