The Dangers of Formaldehyde in Buildings and Homes
by Ed Ziegler, Pure Air Control Services
Formaldehyde (HCHO) is considered a strong irritant and potent sensitizer. Inhalation of large amount of HCHO can cause severe irritation of the upper respiratory tract and death.
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Mold IAQ Sampling Strategies…Direct Microscopy vs. Culture Technique
by Dr. Rajiv R. Sahay, Top Story - TransWorldNews
The quality of the indoor environment is of increasing concern to everyone, just read your local paper on any given day for articles on “sick” schools, courthouses or homes.
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Mold Remediation & Duct Cleaning Works….If Done Right?
by Ed Ziegler, Pure Air Control Services
WATE 6 TV recently wrote a story entitled “Businessman takes woman's money, never cleans mold or repairs carpet”exemplifies the charlatan and shaman mentality of many in the so called IAQ experts that take advantage of the unsuspecting public.
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Mold sickens air traffic controllers
by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The air-traffic controllers who manage one of the nation's busiest air spaces say their building just outside metro Atlanta is making them sick.
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Ongoing air quality issues plague university
by Canadian Occupational Health & Safety News
VANCOUVER (Canadian OH&S News) -- WorkSafeBC has issued two orders to the University of British Columbia (UBC) following ongoing indoor air quality (IAQ) complaints inside a university building.
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Appellate Division Enforces Terms of Association’s Insurance Policy
by Cynthia N. Scharf , blog.njeifs.com
In an unpublished decision, the Appellate Division recently enforced an insurer’s duty to indemnify and defend a condominium association for damages resulting from an occurrence during the policy period even though they were not discovered until after the policy had expired.
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Couple spent $1.4M on a home but can't get mold out
by William Sherman, nydailynews.com
Norman and Janet Baker return temporarily to mold-infested home on the upper East Side. Family has been forced to rent another apartment nearby.Bakers' penthouse duplex shows the ravages of mold and the extensive work that has been carried out in a vain attempt to fix the mess.
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