Mold testing and inspections of homes

Inspections and testing of indoor environments for mold growth increased dramatically in the past decade. Allergists can now be presented copies of reports and laboratory data and asked to provide an interpretation, although allergists are seldom trained to review...

Medical Effect of Mold Exposure

Exposure to molds can cause human disease through several well-defined mechanisms. In addition, many new mold-related illnesses have been hypothesized in recent years that remain largely or completely unproved. Concerns about mold exposure and its effects are so...

Inspectors Are Now Essential Workers

COVID-19 Inspections INSPECTIONS IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS Your safety is our top priority. It always has been. PROTECTING HEALTH AND HOME. IT’S WHAT WE DO. We are all encouraged, or ordered, to shelter in place and stay current on CDC advisories. What if the very...

Tips for Preventing Mold in Your Greenhouse

SUBSCRIBE April 27, 2020 Photo by Paul Wellman With about 500,000 square feet of greenhouse production, 22,000 square feet of manufacturing space and about 10,000 square feet of processing in Santa Barbara County, Calif., the Glass House Groupfollows multiple-step...

Environmental Relative Moldiness Index

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) developed an index for indoor mold analysis called ERMI (Environmental Relative Moldiness Index). The ERMI test is based on state of the art DNA testing (MSQPCR) to identify molds that are linked to water...