Ochratoxin: Mycotoxin from Mold Exposure
Ochratoxins can reduce immune function, inhibit energy production, and can even be a contributing factor to autism.
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Facility Managers Face Costly Dilemma with Management & Administration Pushback
No one knows the facility’s needs like a facility manager does but the money to fix things must be approved by administrators. Pressing needs are often pushed off due to high repair costs no matter how much you push.
Mold Culprit: Air Gaps From Windowsills, Cables, and Wall Outlets
Leaky building insulation allows the summer sun warmed exterior walls to push heat through the building cavity and into the finished interior wherever there is an air gap. This can be found around windowsills, cables, and electrical outlets. Once the warm air escapes into the finished area and hits the air-conditioned environment, condensation occurs. The damp surface creates a perfect environment for MOLD to colonize.
Tackling MOLD In Your Front-End Washing Machine
While inspecting a home for MOLD for a prospective buyer, I noticed the front-end loading washing machine that was part of the sale. Mold was located on multiple parts of the door, the gasket, the plastic parts, and the sheet metal body of the washer. How can this happen and what does this do to clothes when washed?
Mycotoxin: Next Level of Testing for MOLD Exposure
MOLD investigation starts with accepted protocols for testing the air or surfaces to identify mold spores. These protocols are very helpful in establishing a baseline of what could be occurring in a home or a building. It’s also the quickest and most reasonable investigative approach. However, when individuals are experiencing unexplainable symptoms and request a deeper investigation, mycotoxin exposure testing could unveil a potential causality.
Understanding your medical facility environment
A recent article on Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare’s website announces that mold was found in a New York hospital’s maternity unit and is to blame for 53 employees falling ill in recent months. Nurses and other workers in the maternity unit have reported illnesses such as headaches, dizziness, and swollen throats after air monitoring […]
Sterile Processing Department – How Clean is Clean?
Sterile Processing Department – How Clean is Clean?.
Mold Remediationwith a Twist
After working in Operating Rooms in Hospitals and ASCs across the country – we watched a trend emerge that will benefit our customers with MOLD problems. We tweaked the technology being used to eliminate multi-drug resistant bacteria such as MRSA, C.Diff, Staph and more from critical areas of hospitals. We found that we can kill […]