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FLOODED HOME Flood water is sewage water!  This water contains microorganisms, bacteria, and chemicals that is a health hazard. Materials that are affected by flood water must be removed within 2 days. After 2 days a moist home causes mold growth. Mold adversely affects the air, and materials in the home and should be removed …

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RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE HOME According to the (EPA) Environmental Protection Agency relative humidity should be between (30-60% RH).  Excess moisture can cause mold and mildew growth on surfaces.  Building materials provide nutrients for mold to grow.   Mold growth will occur on sheetrock or drywall, behind wallpaper, porous materials such as wood studs, and upholstery …

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WHAT DOES AN (IAQ) INDOOR AIR QUALITY CONSULTANT DO? An IAQ inspection is an analysis of the indoor air quality. Samples of the air are tested for pollutants that indicate poor indoor air quality. A consulting firm, administers testing, gathers all the data, submits lab samples, provides a detailed report, and remediation plans to reduce …

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INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS WILL AFFECT (IAQ) INDOOR AIR QUALITY Indoor Air contaminated with odor, odorless, and unsightly pollutants is dangerous. Pollutants of gas, vapor, particulate, or biological can compromise the air. Since, most air problems are odorless and out of sight. Indoor air should be tested for hazardous contaminants.  INDOOR POLLUTANTS Carbon Monoxide CO Carbon …

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IS THERE MOLD IN MY AIR? Yes! There are mold spores indoors, and outdoors.  Mold is a fungi, along with mushrooms, yeasts, and plant rusts. There are more than over 100,000 species of fungi that has been identified, and microbiologist believe there are many more. There is no practical way to remove all mold from …

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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is the quality of air in a home, living space or building. Poor IAQ can affect clarity, well being, and health of occupied buildings. Indoor Air pollutants such as gases, VOCs (volatile organic compounds), microbial contaminants, and particulates. There is evidence bad air impairs, and decreases productivity. IAQ can be controlled …

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Methamphetamine abuse is a growing problem in the United States. Feeding the addictions Meth lab cooks set shop in homes to disguise their operations. They blend into society while exposing others to their toxic chemicals.  Materials such as furniture, insulation, and drywall absorb; Solvents, Anhydrous Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid, Iodine, Red Phosphorus, Lithium, Acetone, Sulfuric acid, and …

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