Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Sooty mold appropriately and exactly describes the disease, as it looks just ...

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Mold has an amazing way of showing up in bathrooms, basements and around or behind baseboards. The bottom line is that mold spores are found in every household. However, mold can’t grow if moisture is ...