{"id":1490,"date":"2019-01-23T03:12:33","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T07:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2019-01-14T19:17:25","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T23:17:25","slug":"is-indoor-mold-different-than-outdoor-mold-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/23\/is-indoor-mold-different-than-outdoor-mold-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Indoor Mold Different Than Outdoor Mold?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1346\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1346\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_61894827_s-2015-mold-spores-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Is Indoor Mold Different Than Outdoor Mold?\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_61894827_s-2015-mold-spores-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_61894827_s-2015-mold-spores.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is Indoor Mold Different Than Outdoor Mold?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Because &#8216;mold&#8217; (the non-scientific terminology for fungus) has many different connotations, at Stern Mold, our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/mold-treatment-remediation.php\">NYC mold removal<\/a> professionals get a lot of questions about mold specifics.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s eaten in blue cheese, used to ferment bread and beers, and responsible for penicillin, athlete&#8217;s foot, lining the walls within your shower, and taking up residence in overly moist areas of your home, garage, and yard. What&#8217;s the difference between the nearly 300,000 species of mold?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Growing on You<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mold\/fungus is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/mold-information\/mold-spores.php\">spread via spores<\/a> and found everywhere. They can remain dormant for an extended time, but activate when moisture is present.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mold Outdoors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Outdoors, fungus colonies aid in the natural breakdown of organic matter like plants. Mold types vary based on medium, season, and weather. These spores can hitchhike into the home via clothing\/shoes, where furnishings\/appliances\/structures provide opportunities for growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mold Indoors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because, like humans, many things require moisture to survive, mold is often found alongside bacteria and dust mites inside your home. Creating a sickening milieu, these breakdown alongside the materials they use for their growth (drywall, carpet, etc.), producing volatile organic compounds which emit that ubiquitous mold odor.<\/p>\n<p>Indoor mold damages, and eventually destroys, its host substance, impairing structural integrity. Unsightly and smelly, indoors it also poses <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/mold-concerns.php\">serious health risks<\/a>, promoting allergies, lung issues, and infections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kicking Mold Out<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mold does not belong in your home! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/moldexterm-system.php\">Mold should be eliminated<\/a> not only to preserve structural integrity, but also your health. While small areas may be tackled by homeowners, larger ones require expertise and protection.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t live with mold. Kick fungus to the curb with the help of the NYC mold removal experts at <a href=\"Manhattan mold removal\">SternMold<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because &#8216;mold&#8217; (the non-scientific terminology for fungus) has many different connotations, at Stern Mold, our NYC mold removal professionals get a lot of questions about mold specifics. It&#8217;s eaten in blue cheese, used to ferment bread and beers, and responsible for penicillin, athlete&#8217;s foot, lining the walls within your shower,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,1],"tags":[276,11,152],"class_list":["post-1490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mold-information","category-news","tag-indoor-mold","tag-mold-extermination","tag-nyc-mold-removal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1490"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1492,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490\/revisions\/1492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}