'Once they start to grow, it's exponential,' said Claudette Reichel, a professor and extension housing specialist at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center.
to one pocket of New Orleans on Wednesday, many Louisianans still under punishing summer temperatures, are bracing for another disaster: mold.
"The most important issue is to act fast," Reichel said. "If you have wet carpeting, wet upholstery, wet mattresses, those need to be removed as soon as possible."Wood, metal and plastic with mold can all be cleaned. Sheetrock with mold on the surface can also be cleaned, but if the mold eats into the top paper layer then the sheetrock must be removed.
Although many people use bleach to clean mold, Reichel does not recommend it. Bleach kills mold and stops its growth, but dead mold is still hazardous."Because it's in the grocery store, people think it's perfectly safe," she said. A hydrogen peroxide-based household cleaner is the safest product.Even if water did not get into a house, there is still a small risk of mold growth. If temperatures drop at night, dew could form inside a house and make furniture damp.
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