Mold Screen Check Saves California School District Thousands of Dollars

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Mold Screen Check Saves California School District Thousands of

Dollars

TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA

" Our IAQ toolkits (evalu-aire/IAQ Screen Checks) are a big hit.

We've used them for a year now and they have saved our school

districts thousands of dollars. And thanks again. " San Bernardino

School District, California

Tampa, FL 11/25/2008 06:05 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)

http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=68824 & cat=1

Tampa, Fl. -- News stories of " TOXIC MOLD " indicate a problem with

pandemic proportion, whether real or perceived. This Mold monster

has caused the young, the old, the rich and the poor to flee their

homes and businesses, all the while creating havoc for consumers,

business owners, the insurance industry, lenders and lawyers.

Residential and commercial exposures and toxic mold claims are

rivaling construction defect claims.

A recent insurance client retained Pure Air Control Services to

perform a routine IAQ/Mold due diligence to determine the actual

mold damage and to determine if the remediation contractor was in

fact taking them to the cleaners.

The respective home was valued at $70,000, and the private adjuster

determined that he could get about $70,000 worth of new drywall,

fixing's and furniture for the client. Upon further review the

assessed damage due to the water " incident " was about $15,000. Quite

a shock to the homeowner and public adjuster that thought they could

retire early.

There is little doubt that mold can and has been devastating to

homeowners and business owners across the country causing billions

in damage structurally and physically, and will continue to be

problematic. The Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

indicates that asthma affects 17.3 million people (10 million adults

and 7 million children each year), costs over $10 billion for

medical care, causes over 10 million missed school days and more

than 5000 deaths per year. It is a wonder why the media has created

a mass hysteria condition regarding indoor molds causing health

concerns.

And a recent Finnish Institute of Occupational Health study

concluded that indoor dampness and mold shows " new evidence of the

relation between workplace exposure to indoor molds and the

development of asthma in adulthood. " Mold exposure can trigger

common allergic reactions ranging from wheezing, sneezing, shortness

of breath, skin rashes, upper respiratory irritation, coughing, eye

irritation, headaches, lethargy and more. Allergic Bronchopulmonary

Mycosis, Allergic Fungal Sinusitis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis,

Pulmonary Mycotoxicosis and Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis are

examples of medically defined uncommon allergic syndromes. Mold

cases, too numerous to mention, are occurring all over the country

and totaling in the billions of dollars. There are over 10,000 mold

related law suits pending in the nation, a 300 percent increase

since 1999.

The causes of mold propagules range from:

• Building construction deficiencies (resulting in water intrusion,

inadequate window installation, improper exterior coating, negative

pressure design condition, building materials, sloping landscape);

• HVAC installation (over/under sizing, faulty drains, improper duct

sizing);

• Reconstruction practices (build while tenant occupancy, water

leaks not cleaned within 24 hours, deferred maintenance practices,

no O & M practices, no containment protocols while remediation is

occurring);

• Insurance companies (slow response to water intrusion or bulk

water intrusion, no concern for secondary issues resulting from

occurrence, low budget mentality to identify or fix environmental

deficiencies). The list goes on.....

A very reputable Arkansas environmental consultant recently

asked: " People are asking me to do mold/IAQ evaluations. What can I

do to help them? " The answer to her was simple, " the IAQ Screen

Check or evalu-aire product line " (www.indoorairtest.com).

The IAQ Screen Check or evalu-aire product line is designed to

quickly and cost effectively evaluate an environment for the type of

mold as well as other allergens. The products can be administered

by professionals or consumers.

The IAQ Screen Check product line includes:

Mold Screen Check - identification of precipitated molds in cts/m3

Allergen Screen Check - identification of precipitated allergen e.g.

molds, pollens, insect biodetritus, fiberglass fibers, skin cell

fragments in cts/m3

Fiberglass Screen Check - identification of precipitated fiberglass

fibers in cts/m3

Dust Mite Screen Check - identification of dust mite allergen

dermataphagoids p1 in cts/m3

FAST Screen Check - field identification of Aspergillus sp,

Stachybotrys sp (results in 5 minutes) in ppm and in cts/m3

RAPID Screen Check - field identification of Aspergillus sp.,

Penicillium sp. (results in 5 minutes) in ppm and in cts/m3

Trichothecene Mycotoxin Check (TMC) - identification of mycotoxins

in parts per billion (ppb)

Organic Vapor Screen Check – identifies over 50 common household

chemicals in part per million (ppm)

Formaldehyde Screen Check – identifies formaldehyde off gassing from

furnishings, carpets, cabinets etc.. in parts per million (PPM)

Bacteria Screen Check – identifies the most predominant bacteria in

colony forming units (cfu's)

Fungus Screen Check – identifies the most predominant fungi in

colony forming units (cfu's)

The San Bernardino School District in California has been using the

evalu-aire and IAQ Screen Check products for some time stated: " Our

IAQ toolkits (evalu-aire/IAQ Screen Checks) are a big hit. We've

used them for a year now and they have saved our school districts

thousands of dollars. And thanks again. "

The IAQ Screen Check products were developed by the scientists at

Building Health Check/EdLab, a professional interdisciplinary indoor

air quality environmental firm with over 500 million square feet of

indoor air quality experience.

Laboratory analysis is provided by the award winning environmental

microbiology laboratory, Environmental Diagnostics laboratory

(EDLab.org) directed by Dr Rajiv Sahay and accredited by the

American Industrial Hygiene Association EMLAP program. Dr Sahay

stated: " We are proud to be working with Building Health Check on

this phenomenal product line. The Screen Check product line

provides the consumer with an inexpensive quantitative, qualitative

analysis of the indoor environment " .

Who should use the IAQ Screen Check product line? Due to the

popularity, its ease of use and low cost, the following have been

utilizing the Screen Check product line:

Educators

HVAC Contractors

School and Plant Operators

Industrial Hygienists

Teacher

HVAC Engineers

Home Inspectors

Restoration Companies

Building Maintenance Supervisors

Test and Balance Professionals

Real Estate Professionals

Insurance Claim Adjusters

Homeowners

Hospital Engineers

Physicians

Occupational Health and Safety Professionals

Where can I buy the IAQ Screen Check product? The following on-line

distributors carry the Screen Check product line:

www.IndoorAirTest.com

www.schoolfacilities.com

www.igreenbuild.com

www.BuyMax.com

www.air-purifiers-superstore.com

www.allerguyersclub.com

The following fine distributors carry the IAQ Screen Check product

line:

Ferguson Supply – North & South Carolina

ACR Supply – North Carolina

Grainger Supply - National

Lab Safety - National

Victors Distributing - Florida

Yandle-Witherspoon - North Carolina/South Carolina

Call 1-800-422-7873 ext 303 to order your IAQ Screen Check products

today. Distributors interested in carrying the product line call

Dan Primeau at 1-800-422-7873 ext 303.

About the company:

Founded in 1984 by Alan Wozniak, President/CEO in what began as a

small mechanical contracting business has grown into an award

winning, industry leading indoor environmental quality (IEQ) service

company serving many fortune 500 corporations, school boards,

county, city, state and federal governments and consumers across the

US. The firm has serviced over 500 million square feet of indoor

environments in over 10,000 facilities. Clients include: Walt

Disney World, Siemens Controls, Controls, r

Corporation, , Lang LaSalle, CB Ellis, General Services

Administration (GSA), FAA among many others.

Today, Pure Air Control Services offers comprehensive IEQ services

including:

* Building Sciences - Forensic level IEQ investigations, expert

testimony and project management

* Building Health Check - economical IAQ building evaluations

* Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory (EDLab) - AIHA accredited

environmental microbiology laboratory - the only Florida lab

accredited in mycology, bacteriology, and microscopy.

* IAQ Screen Check/evalu-aire products - do-it-yourself screen

testing product available directly to consumers and is also

available through distributors

* Building Remediation Sciences (BRS) - HVAC system cleaning and

Mold remediation

* IAQ Learning Institute - IAQ training via webinars and in-class

programs

Pure Air Control Services state-of-the-art corporate headquarters is

located at 4911 Creekside Dr, in Clearwater, FL serves as

distribution point for its IEQ services and products. With

satellite offices in Houston, TX., Atlanta, GA., West Palm Beach,

FL., andria, VA., Los Angles, CA., the firm is prepared to

service IEQ issues and concerns on a national basis.

For more information, visit the company's web site at

www.pureaircontrols.com or contact Ed Ziegler, VP Business

Development at 1-800-422-PURE (7873) ext 804

iaq@...

www.indoorairtest.com

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