Re: Warning--Watch out for altered testing procedures

[Guest guest]

you got that right. and many, if they have testing done are doing it

to help themselfs not you. like waiting until after you have moved

out and nothing is being stirred up and no air vents blowing or doing

it at a time when they know from previous tape tests what types of

molds are there and when it's less active. air testing should be done

while your there and haveing effects, right after vacumming to show

closer to what your inhaleing and with air vents blowing if it's

known that that increases your exposure. the purpose is to see counts

of what your exposed while living in it, not the condictions of a

unlived in environment.

>

> I know of one case where the insurance company hired someone to

test

> the mold in a house and to oversee the remediation. The insurance

> companny and their " expert " cleaned and tested the house for months

but

> it kept coming back as still " toxic. "

>

> So, what to do? Fake it!

>

> They created an artificial environment just so they would get

a " clean "

> test result. They set the thermostat at a really low temperature

> (during the summer) so the house would be extremely cold and they

also

> shut off all fans so the air wouldn't move.

>

> That worked! They got a " clean " test result and told the family

that

> the house was safe.

>

> The family didn't learn about these " faked " tests until much later.

>

> Beware--insurance companies and their " experts " are capable of

anything!

>