MOLD REMOVAL AND ABATEMENT
Eliminate MOLD! Eliminate HEALTH ISSUES!
Eliminate PROPERTY DAMAGE!
How bad can MOLD be? Mold causes numerous health
problems and severe property damage. Increased media
coverage, coupled with new government regulations,
makes mold the highest profit le Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
issue–and mold remediation a valued IAQ service.
Mold Remediation
Clean Air Consultants partners with Anabec Systems to rid you of these problems by treating and removing mold and bacteria growth and monitoring its diminution. The HEPA-AIRE portable air scrubbers used by Clean Air Consultants are the professional choice for mold abatement, disaster restoration, construction and repair projects. The HEPA-AIRE Portable Air Scrubbers true 99.97% HEPA filtration and negative pressure controls in a lightweight, portable configuration that is easy to move to virtually any job site.
Improper methods for cleaning mold include exposure to high heat, dry air, sunlight (particularly UV light), ozone, and application of fungicides. These methods may render the mold non-viable, however, the mold and its by-products can still elicit health effects. As noted in following sections, the only proper way to clean mold is to use detergent solutions that physically remove mold. Many commercially available detergents marketed for mold clean-up also include an anti-fungal agent. The most effective way at this point is formal Mold Remediation. The goal of remediation is to remove or clean contaminated materials in a way that prevents the emission of fungi and dust contaminated with fungi from leaving a work area and entering an occupied or non-abatement area, while protecting the health of workers performing the abatement.
Reduce health risks associated with Mold.
The presence of some mold and fungal species has been
suspected of causing or contributing to other persistent
health-related issues including, painful headaches,
disorientation and dizziness, nausea, diminished reflex
response, diarrhea, depression, rashes and chronic
fatigue and asthma.
This is a shortened list, as over 50 possible symptoms are known. It is possible for a dozen sick occupants to report a surprising array of individual symptoms which may be dismissed as unconnected. The key to discovery is the increased incidence of illnesses in general with onset or exacerbation within a fairly close time frame – usually within a period of weeks. Some sources will insist that for SBS to exist, these symptoms must disappear soon after the occupants go outside. However, this view discounts the lingering effects of various neurotoxins, which may not clear up when the occupant leaves the building. In particularly sensitive individuals, the potential for long-term health effects cannot be overlooked.
STOP MOLD BEFORE IT STARTS
Clean Air Consultants and Anabec Systems team up to provide you with the answer to mold growth in New Construction projects.
Protect Your Property from becoming “Sick”
Mold infestation and rampant growth usually occurs whenever water damage or other moisture problems in indoor environments go un addressed or are treated improperly. Mold can grow on virtually any organic substance or building material comprised of wood, wallpaper, drywall, carpet, paint, adhesives, fabrics, ducting and insulation.
Sick building Syndrome is a combination of ailments associated with an individual’s place of work or residence. A 1984 World Health Organization report into the syndrome suggested up to 30% of new and remodelled buildings worldwide may be linked to symptoms of SBS. Most of the sick building syndrome is related to poor indoor air quality.
SBS causes are frequently pinned down to flaws in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Other causes have been attributed to contaminants produced by outgassing of some types of building materials, volatile organic compounds, molds, improper exhaust ventilation of light industrial chemicals used within, or fresh-air intake location / lack of adequate air filtration. Symptoms are often dealt with after-the-fact by boosting the overall turn-over rate of fresh air exchange with the outside air, but the new green building design goal should be to avoid most of the SBS problem sources in the first place, minimize the ongoing use of VOC cleaning compounds, and eliminate conditions that encourage allergenic, potentially-deadly mold growth.
