Florida Indoor Air Quality Solutions, IAQS

By LAURA BARNHARDT CECHSpecial To The Washington PostApril 14, 2013 12:00 AMhttp://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130414/LIFE/304140313It was a chronic thing: Almost every time Erma Taylor's great-grandson caught a cold, he also ended up having a severe asthma attack. Taylor...

The approximately 10,000 members of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) serve in the occupational and environmental health and safety profession, practicing industrial hygiene in industry, government, labor, academic institutions, and independent organizations, primarily in the Uni...

By Leo Nov When we hear of the term sewage, we really have a very clear idea of what it looks like. We know what sewage is and where it comes from. We are so grossed just having to think that it came from our bodies' excretory system, but then, despite its gross nature, we are still being careles...

By SHELDON GARDNERSunday, April 7, 2013 Methamphetamine use is growing across Florida, and that trend is reflected in St. Johns County where the number of meth busts has increased for the past few years. St. Johns County’s first meth bust came in the 1970s, and meth labs weren’t discovered regula...

Maintaining relative humidity below 50% inhibits mold and mildew growth, dust mite infestations, and bacteria. This lower relative humidity also reduces the out-gassing of volatile organic compounds (VOC’s). Molds are incapable of obtaining the moisture needed for their development directly from ...

Particle pollution, also called particulate matter or PM, is a complex mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets in the air. When breathed in, these particles can reach the deepest regions of the lungs.  Exposure to particle pollution is linked to a variety of significant health pr...

Each winter more and more homeowners become interested in the subject of window condensation.  It's not a happy interest. It stems from bad experiences with window condensation, which range from irritating to downright expensive.Many home owners seem to believe that it’s a windows problem, a chea...

A humidity bloom is the growth of mold within a living space due to the elevation of indoor relative humidity at or above 60 percent relative humidity for a period of time greater than 72 hours and must be maintained for growth to continue.  When the humidity is above 60 percent relative humidit...

More often than not, free comes with a hefty price that ends up costing far more than you thought it would and never has that been truer than in the mold business.The safest thing consumers can do whenever the word “FREE” is used to sell a mold remediation job is to avoid that contractor all toge...

What is the Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value? The Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value, also known simply as MERV, measures the performance of air purifiers, specifically large purifiers intended to clean an entire house or building. Large, whole-house purifiers are not evaluated in the same mann...