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Mold –It’s All About Water! How is mold controlled on a construction project? By controlling water intrusion – that’s the answer! Mold has been around for a long time, and has always been a challenge on construction projects. However, with new construction materials being even more mold susceptible, and record-breaking lawsuits for exposure to mold growing, it is now more important than ever ...

Jun. 1, 2007

By Kynoch Environmental Management, Inc. (KEM)

Building Services Management - Air Sampling -

Untitled Document Maintenance professionals are often the first responders to mold complaints in their facilities. building occupants can be exposed to fungal (mold) ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.

METH: THE NEW MOLD - New Markets in Clandestine Laboratory Clean-up

Untitled Document Intro Clandestine labs have become prevalent across America. They are used for the ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.

Indoor Air Quality Complaint Response

Hygieneering’s Industrial Hygiene department recently responded to Indoor Air Quality concerns by occupants in a hospital following a localized fire within their building. The response including conducting air sampling for potential contaminants associated with the fire and an evaluation of remediation efforts. Recommendations were provided to change air flow patterns to better ...

Feb. 2, 2011

By Hygieneering, Inc.

How To Choose The Best Laboratory For Your Microbiology Analysis

For IAQ professionals, choosing a good lab is one of the most important business decisions you can make. How do you know that the fungal data that you are receiving is accurate? Will it stand up in court? Has an educated, experienced, trained analyst actually thought about your sample and your project, understood what you were looking for, and then used their knowledge to answer the question ...

May 22, 2003

Putting infection control into practice in the workplace

Healthcare workers are, like patients, subject to illness from a variety of airborne pathogens common to hospital settings. This risk increases during construction and renovation, as these endeavors release dust as well as disease-inducing microbes into the surrounding environment. Since more than one in five workplace illnesses in private industry occur in a hospital setting , hospitals ...

Jan. 1, 2009

By Environmental and Engineering Solutions, Inc.

How to choose the best laboratory for your microbiology analysis

For indoor air quality professionals, choosing a good microbiology lab is one of the most important business decisions you can make. How do you know that the fungal data that you are receiving is accurate? Will it stand up in court? Has an educated, experienced, trained analyst actually thought about your sample and your project, understood what you were looking for, and then used their knowledge ...

May 22, 2003

By EMLab P&K

Suggested Practice for Remediation of Highly Infectious Biological Agent Contamination in Indoor Environments

Untitled Document PURPOSE This suggested practice describes those basic procedures to be followed, and precautions ...

Jan. 1, 2005

By Aerobiology Laboratory Associates, Inc.

IAQ investigators often overlook Bacteria as the Root Cause of Occupant Complaints

Untitled Document Many investigators have been dealing with mold issues the last few years and may have been overlooking bacteria as the underlying microbial problem. Bacteria ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.

Mishandling of Hazardous Materials & Contaminants, Asbestos, Lead, Mould & Fungus, PCB`S

Untitled Document Everyday in Canada and the United States Hazardous Materials are being removed improperly contaminating the buildings we occupy. The hazardous materials including ...

Jun. 1, 2000

By Restoration Environmental Contractors Ltd.

Prevent hospital acquired infections during construction projects

The issue of hospital acquired infections is a serious problem. According to several sources, three to four million hospital-acquired infections occur annually, with up to 80,000 fatalities. The costs of these infections are estimated to be between $4 billion and $5 billion per year (Air-Treatment Systems for Controlling Hospital acquired Infections, HPAC Engineering, April 2, 2008).Healthcare ...

Oct. 1, 2008

By Environmental and Engineering Solutions, Inc.

"Non-Chemical Water Conditioning at Schick: A Pollution Prevention Case Study"

Untitled Document Overview Since 1994, the Schick company of Milford has ...

Mar. 1, 2005

By Dolphin WaterCare

OSHA announces proposed silica rule, lowering PEL, ending lengthy OMB review

Federal efforts to protect workers from silica exposure entered a new phase Aug. 23 when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration finally announced its proposal for regulating silica dust. OSHA's proposed rule would set a permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms of respirable crystalline silica per cubic meter of air. The ...

Sep. 6, 2013

By Bloomberg BNA

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