MOULD

MOULD
When moist conditions exist, mould can grow on human foods, moist organic residues, fabrics, carpets, leather
wood, plasterboard, insulation, and many other surfaces. It can appear in all shapes and sizes and in almost all
colours of the rainbow, including white and black.
Mould only requires warmth, moisture and cellulose to survive, and it reproduces efficiently through an airborne
distribution system known as sporulation.
All moulds are fungi, but not all fungi are moulds. Fungus exists on virtually every surface on this planet with the
possible exception of well-maintained clean rooms. However, in non-problem buildings the concentrations of mould are low in relation to outdoor levels.
Mould thrives in humid environments. Fungi can cause serious health problems - their trigger allergies, cause respiritory problems and affect the immune system - and damage to buildings and their contents.
They are members of the family of bio-aerosols: extremely small living organisms or fragments of living things suspended in the air. Stachybotrsys chartarum (also known as Stachybotrsys atra) has become a mould of particular concern in recent years, especially after it became associated with the highly publicised and controversial deaths of several infants in Cleveland, USA.
Some people falsely assume that this is the only problem mould. However, Poria incrassata was recently implicated in causing devastating structural damage to dozens of homes in California. Other fungal genera with important health effects include Penicillium, Aspergillus, Trichoderma, and Chaetomium.
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