Mold needs air and a damp or wet place to grow. Once it starts to grow it consumes the very thing it is growing on as a food source.
This process is what causes the structural damage to the buildings and the only way really to control mold and its growth is to control moister. Mold remediation can cost you hundreds of dollars and the potential health issues from it still have not been determined.
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