What Is Mould?

• Moulds are simple, microscopic organisms, present virtually everywhere, indoors and outdoors.  

• Together with mushrooms and yeasts, moulds are collectively called fungi.

• Moulds exist to break down organic material and recycle nutrients in the environment.

• They need a food source to grow which can be any organic material, such as leaves, wood, paper, or dirt, plus oxygen — and moisture.  

• Moulds digest organic material and gradually destroy whatever they grow on -
  even your furniture,walls and floor if they get wet.  

• When the conditions suit moulds grow on surfaces with visible discoloration -
  green, grey, brown, or black, even white and other colours.  

• Moulds release tiny spores and fragments which travel through the air.  Often attached to these are mycotoxins and allergens which are the main ways that mould affects humans.