Water damage due to storms and flooding do more than structural damage. The aftereffects can be just as damaging as the initial disaster. Mold is{"id":25,"date":"2009-04-29T01:08:12","date_gmt":"2009-04-29T01:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"\"https:\/\/www.hhenvironmental.com\/articles\/?p=25"},"modified":"2009-07-10T01:54:44","modified_gmt":"2009-07-10T01:54:44","slug":"mold-cant-grow-where-mold-cant-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hhenvironmental.com\/articles\/mold-cant-grow-where-mold-cant-eat","title":{"rendered":"Mold Can&#8217;t Grow Where Mold Can&#8217;t Eat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Times has a great article on causes and prevention of <a title=\"mold growth in bathrooms\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/04\/23\/garden\/23fix.html\" target=\"_blank\">mold growth in your bathroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mold needs two things to grow: water and food. Eliminate either and you eliminate the mold problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mold requires organic material to grow. Mold that grows on ceramic tile is actually feeding off dirt and soap.<\/p>\n<p>Eliminating organic material from the bath is best done immediately after a bath or shower. Proper ventilation and exhaust of moisture, along with proper cleaning of of the bath area is important.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nMold prevention is always better than mold remeditation. <\/strong>The same rules that apply to the bathroom also apply to other areas of the home that are suseptable to mold contamination, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhenvironmental.com\/basement-mold-removal.html\" target=\"_blank\">basement<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhenvironmental.com\/attic-mold-removal.html\" target=\"_blank\">attic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you suspect a problem or have visable mold contamination, call <a title=\"mold removal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hhenvironmental.com\" target=\"_self\">H&amp;H Environmental<\/a> to schedule a mold inspection.<\/strong><\/p>\n  <div class=\"related-post grid\">\r\n      <div class=\"post-list \">\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"item\">\r\n          \r\n  <a class=\"title post_title\"  title=\"Mold Remediation &#8211; What is it?\" href=\"https:\/\/hhenvironmental.com\/articles\/mold-remediation-what-is-it\">\r\n        Mold Remediation &#8211; What is it?  <\/a>\r\n\r\n  <p class=\"excerpt post_excerpt\">\r\n    Mold remediation (or mold removal) involves an expert assessment of a mold problem and its severity, removal of the mold, <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hhenvironmental.com\/articles\/mold-remediation-what-is-it\"> Read more<\/a>  <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"item\">\r\n          \r\n  <a class=\"title post_title\"  title=\"Discovered: Fungus Spews Spores at 55 Mph\" href=\"https:\/\/hhenvironmental.com\/articles\/discovered-fungus-spews-spores-at-55-mph\">\r\n        Discovered: Fungus Spews Spores at 55 Mph  <\/a>\r\n\r\n  <p class=\"excerpt post_excerpt\">\r\n    Scientists report in the journal PLoS ONE that fungi may be one of the fastest land species, clocking speeds of <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hhenvironmental.com\/articles\/discovered-fungus-spews-spores-at-55-mph\"> Read more<\/a>  <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"item\">\r\n          \r\n  <a class=\"title post_title\"  title=\"Mold Inspections for Real Estate Closings\" href=\"https:\/\/hhenvironmental.com\/articles\/mold-inspections-for-real-estate-closings\">\r\n        Mold Inspections for Real Estate Closings  <\/a>\r\n\r\n  <p class=\"excerpt post_excerpt\">\r\n    No one wants to buy a house with a mold problem. 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