National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2017

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2017   NLPPW 2017 is next week, October 22-28!   NCHH has a webpage featuring tools and resources for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2017. Here you’ll find a toolkit to help you get the word out on...

Dog and Cat Allergens Exposures and Asthma

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, In Practice published an article in July 2017 examining “the effect of dog and cat allergen exposures on asthma morbidity in the US population.” Utilizing the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which is a...

Poor Air Quality Sonoma From Fires : Steps to Reduce Your Exposure

Extremely High Levels of PM2.5: Steps to Reduce Your Exposure The U.S. AQI does not include recommendations for PM2.5 levels above 500, but levels are sometimes worse (“beyond index”). What should I do? Pollution is hazardous at these levels. Everyone should take...

What to expect when it’s time to get your home inspected

  Buying a house can be difficult enough — especially in today’s market. Even after a seller accepts an offer, the sale is not a done deal until certain “contingencies” are met. Some are straightforward: Some buyers stipulate, for example, that a sale cannot...

Smoke Damage Restoration, Fire Damage Restoration Testing

Fire Related Testing Program Combustion By-Products (Char, Black Carbon/Soot, Ash)Purpose of the Test This test is designed for analysis of fire residues for presence of analytes of interest (char, black carbon/soot and ash). The results of this test offers the client...