Mold Remediation

What is Mold?

While mold is a naturally occurring organism in our environment, we nonetheless try not to come into contact with it, the same way we try to avoid poisonous spiders and lightning strikes: they’re natural, but unwelcome.

Mold will only grow under certain conditions. It must be damp, and it must be dark. Dry air and sunlight kill mold. That’s why you most often see it in basements, closets and bathrooms where light is low and ventilation is poor.

If you see mold growing in your home or office building, you must do something to eradicate it. Mold growth is commonly black and brown, but it can also be white, yellow, green or pink.

It’s true you may not recognize mold when you see it, but you may not even see it. It could be inside the walls or the floor. But the spores are released into the air just the same.

Inhaled mold spores can make you sick. They can cause cold and flu-like symptoms, including coughing, wheezing, runny nose, congestion, fever and more. Mold can also cause other symptoms, including unusual rashes, mental confusion and fungal infections such as athlete’s foot. And it doesn’t just trigger symptoms in humans, it can affect pets and livestock as well.