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Atlantic Environmental, Inc. Articles
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Reducing Noise Levels through Engineering Controls
It’s fairly simple to control personal exposure to noise by limiting exposure time or using hearing protectors like ear plugs or ear muffs. Engineering controls are usually applied to the machinery that produces noise. OSHA regulations state ...
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Atlanta Indoor Air Quality and Mold Experts
We are Georgia’s indoor air quality experts with offices in the Atlanta area with the ability to investigate, test for and correct IAQ problems in a wide variety of settings including GA office buildings, factories, warehouses, hospitals, and ...
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Legionnaires’ Disease – Not just cooling Towerst
The Spread of Legionella Bacteria Through Cooling Towers The much-publicized outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in New York City from cooling towers is not the only way Legionella Bacteria can grow and infect humans. Yes, cooling towers are a ...
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I think i have mold in My office Who do I call?
Mold Mold is the most common Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) problem but not the only one. We offer testing for Black Mold, Toxic Mold, Stachybotrys, Actinomycetes, Yeasts, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Alternaria, Penicillium and many more. Our Staff ...
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Mold control information! Control water-control mold
Controlling Mold and It’s Source There is no single universal way to eliminate all mold growth. But the single most effective method of reducing the potential for mold growth is to eliminate their source of moisture. Moisture doesn’t ...
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After the Flood – Mold Prevention and Mold Remediation
How to Prevent Mold after a Flood & Water Damage Whether it is a leaky roof, a broken pipe, or a flood there are steps you can take to prevent—or minimize—the mold growth. The first step is to determine if the water came from a ...
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A Moldy Summer and the Three H’s: Hot, Humid and Hurricanes
A Hot, Wet Summer During the hurricane season, hot humid air envelops most of North America. Beginning in the spring and lasting until the first frost of autumn, the air is typically well above 60% relative humidity, which is ideal for promoting the ...
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Bacteria and Mold Hazards in Senior Citizens Housing
Protecting Seniors Continuing Care Retirement Communities typically offer complete independence in living arrangements for seniors, typically for those 55 and older. Within these communities, residents are offered assistance with basic activities ...
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Controlling Mold Growth in Buildings: Prevention and Control Strategies
In background quantities, molds can be found everywhere—in outdoor air, water, our homes, our clothing and even on our pets. They are present in such small numbers that they don’t trigger reactions in humans, except in ultra-sensitive ...
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Mold Testing – Interpreting Air Sample Results
Budget considerations often limit the number of air, surface or bulk samples that can be taken in an IAQ investigation. Once the laboratory has returned the test data, then someone has to decide how to interpret it. It’s not enough to simply ...
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Mycotoxins: Oh My!
Mycotoxins, Toxic Chemicals Produced By Molds There has been a lot of talks recently about extremely toxic chemicals produced by molds, called mycotoxins. Testing/sampling and remediation companies, looking to make a fast buck, use the purple-est ...
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Who needs a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (Phase I ESA) and What do they cost?
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, often called a Phase I ESA, is generally performed on a commercial property usually as part of a sale/purchase or commercial financing by a broker or other lending ...
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Stainless Steel Welders Exposed To Hexavalent Chromium – A Cancer Causing Substance
Hexavalent Chromium Cancer-Causing Substance Welding on stainless steel can expose welders to hexavalent chromium, also called Chrome 6, or Chrome (VI), which is a suspect cancer-causing substance now specifically regulated by OSHA (General ...
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NEW YORK (NY) Indoor Air Quality and Mold Experts
We provide indoor air quality (IAQ) pollution testing/sampling throughout the New York City (NYC) and New York State (NY) area for problems such as mold, bacteria, chemicals, allergens, dust, asbestos, lead and Building Related Illness or Sick ...
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Vapor Intrusion Testing/Sampling in Buildings
What is Vapor Intrusion? Vapor intrusion occurs when volatile chemicals lodged in soil or groundwater rise to the surface and are released into the air. This can occur in the open air or into buildings, offices, factories, warehouses, vacant, or ...
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Testing-Sampling Indoor Air Quality in an Office Including Vapor Intrusion
Indoor Air Quality in an office often leaves much to be desired. Complaints of poor air quality resulting in headaches, dizziness, burning eyes, upper respiratory irritation, coughs, colds, bloody noses, are not uncommon even in new buildings that ...
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Prevent indoor air quality (IAQ) problems through regular testing programs
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Testing Programs We now offer a program designed to prevent Indoor Air Quality complaints and maintain good IAQ in commercial buildings. This program would include quarterly or semi-annual routine inspection of a ...
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Indoor Air Quality (Solving a Mystery)
Are workers experiencing adverse health conditions because of their workplace? As Environmental Consultants, we often hear from company owners and project or safety managers who are looking to solve an indoor air quality (IAQ) mystery for their ...
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Fire and Smoke residual air contaminants testing
Only recently has the ability to accurately test for the residuals of fires become possible. There have long been concerns for the health of firefighters from fire emissions. Also, occupants of buildings and even neighborhoods affected by fire and ...
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Black streaks in my Office: Mold or what?
I see black streaks radiating out from ceiling diffusers. The question asked is “Is this black mold?” Rarely is it black mold, but it’s not impossible. Black mold usually grows on damp paper such as the paper surface of sheetrock. ...