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AHL Announces Opening of the only Mold Accredited Laboratory in Florida Available to Home InspectorsBROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, Sep. 3 -/E-Wire/-- American Home Laboratories, Inc. (MoldREPORT) announces its fourth laboratory opening on September 3rd. The Davie laboratory is centrally located to service Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach counties. The newest laboratory marks the company's fourth location, joining the San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles regions. In addition, the Florida laboratory marks the expansion of AHL into the southeastern region of the nation. Mold, and more specifically, black mold/toxic mold and the health risks associated with it have captured headlines across the nation in recent months. According to the National Safety Council possible health effects associated with fungi/molds include Allergic: sensitization and immune responses such as allergic rhinitis (hayfever), asthma or hypersensitivity pneumontis; Infectious: growth of the fungus in or on the body, as with aspergillosis or histoplasmosis; and Toxic: disruption of cellular function, as occurs with toxigenic effects including aflatoxin-induced cancer. * "Florida and California rank among the highest in the nation for mold levels and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) investigations," comments Boggs, Vice President of AHL. "By expanding our laboratory locations into the eastern region of the nation, AHL continues to anticipate the needs of our clients on a national level by continually providing high quality analysis and service, while providing particular convenience to areas with high levels of fungal and bacterial investigations." Employees from the parent company's AIHA EMLAP mold accredited & ISO 17025 compliant northern California facility will staff the new eastern regional laboratory. This will ensure that the work performed by the Florida lab will continue to meet the same strict protocols and high quality control standards AHL clients have come to expect. Services from AHL include "turn-key" interpretive reporting, electronic delivery of reports, 72 hour turn-around with same-day availability, and free phone support. (Accreditation from AIHA is highly sought after from laboratories because when a laboratory is accredited by AIHA, the laboratory and its clients have the assurance that the laboratory has met defined standards for performance based on examination of a variety of criteria. When a laboratory is accredited by AIHA, it becomes part of an elite group of laboratories achieving and maintaining a high level of professional performance.) AHL is the leading residential transaction indoor air quality laboratory in North America, and the proprietary developer of the mold investigation industries "Gold Standard" interpretive report, MoldREPORT. AHL serves clients throughout North America and internationally from its laboratories near San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles California. Further information is available on our website at www.MoldREPORT.com. For media inquiries or to schedule an interview, please contact Pamela Tauman at 800-224-1527. Lab location: 4801 S. University Drive, #239, Davie, FL 33328. Hours of operation: 9-5 Mon-Fri. *National Safety Council Research & Statistical Services (Injury Insights, April/May 2003, Mold in Indoor Environments: A Critical Review of Research Studies)

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