What Is Mold and How It Grow?

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Mold is a fungus type and different from plants, animals and bacteria. Molds are kind of decomposers of dead organic matter such as leaves, wood and plants. Mold can sometimes infect living plants and animals. Spores and organs such as human hair is the favorite of the mold colonies, but are too small for us to see without a microscope. If a large amount of mold growing on the surface, often appears black or green. The rust color is affected by nutrient source and age of the colony. If mold is growing behind your home wallpaper, colorful pink may appear or purple spots. (more…)

What Are The Health Effects of Mold Exposure?

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Almost everyone is not affected by exposure to mold, if they are not exposed to many fungi or mold. Unfortunately, they are not sure what kind of molds that are available around us. Also we do not know if much exposure for a short-term exposure to mold can worse than not exposure for a long time. Everyone is different, corresponding to a set of exposure, is for some people not so for others. Remember, mold is everywhere, we are all exposed to mold every day. (more…)