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Unhealthy Mold and Its Horrid Consequences
Mold causes all sorts of headaches! It’s unsightly. It smells. And it causes allergies and asthma. Testing by certified microbial investigators is the only way
Healthy Homes
As we stressed in our last post, testing your home for environmental toxins — lead, mold, radon, asbestos — is vital, especially if your family
Eat your way to health
Eat your way to health We really are what we eat. Although nutrition cannot prevent young children from being poisoned by lead, certain foods can
Bust Lead Dust!
A federal advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that the level of acceptable blood lead levels (BLL) in children
National call to test homes for lead!
There’s a renewed effort in the United States to have every home built before 1978 tested for lead. The interest stems from a recently released
The four ‘Ds’ to fight mold
Water in the home is the biggest source of mold problems. Robert Weitz, a certified microbial investigator and principal at RTK Environmental Group, has devised
How much lead dust is too much?
A speck of lead dust as small as a grain of sand is enough to poison a child, according to the Centers for Disease Control
Toxic Tannenbaum
Many people buy artificial Christmas trees to avoid the mess of dropped needles spread throughout their homes. Unfortunately, that pristine artificial tree could be spreading
Angry? Restless? Lead Poisoning Could Be The Problem.
Adults often downplay the harmful effect of exposing children to lead in the home, especially those adults who grew up in a home or apartment
Why independent environmental testing can save you money
At first blush, it might seem more efficient and economical to hire an environmental testing company that will test for environmental toxins in your home,
How lead endangers an unborn child
From the moment a woman discovers she is pregnant, her future child’s development takes center stage. Pre-natal health becomes paramount. But if she lives in
Rain today, mold tomorrow
Rain today, mold tomorrow What’s with our recent weather? Earthquake. Two tropical storms. Snow in October. Week-long power outages. They may seem different, but they
