Why isn't bleach used by professional remediators against mold?

Did you know that a key reason professional remediators do not generally use bleach to control mold is that bleach does not often penetrate the surface being cleaned? Sure our moms used bleach around the tub, it does "bleach" the surface and surely has sanitizing properties.

But in addition to surface level growth, the mold's hyphae grow into surfaces for feeding and reproduction purposes. Eliminating the mold hyphae below the surface is key to preventing further mold colonization.

The photomicrograph below shows the hairlike hyphae collected on a tape lift sample from a classroom wall.

Hair-like hyphae grow into surfaces to bring mold nutrition and to reproduce

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