About Mold

What is Mold?

Mold (fungi) is present everywhere - indoors and outdoors. There are more than 100,000 species of mold.

Mold frequently grows in hidden places - behind wall linings, in floors or behind installations - and is often not visible from the outside. When moisture builds up from leaky pipes or roofs, high humidity, or flooding, conditions are ideal for mold growth. Molds are easily disturbed and their spores can become airborne, getting into noses, mouths and lungs.

Additional Information on mold

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Indoor Air Quality - Home page
• A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home
• Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings
• Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals
• IAQ Tools for Schools - Mold and Moisture
• The Inside Story - A Guide to Indoor Air Quality

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health

• State of the Science on Molds and Human Health, July 2002
• Questions about Stachybotrys chartarum and Other Molds
• Mold

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

• New Study on Childhood Asthma Shows Home-Based Interventions Are Cost-Effective

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

• Moisture and Mold
• Should You Test the Air in Your Home for Mold?
• Measuring Humidity in your home

Information from selected States

California Department of Health Services

• Mold in my Home: What do I do?
• Molds in Indoor Workplaces
• Mold in my School

New York City

• Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments
• Facts about mold
  

• Investigating Mold in Minnesota public schools

Other States

• Montana - Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes program
• North Carolina - Bioaerosols in the Human Environment