Comprehensively Clean: Top 5 Spring Cleaning Spots to Check for Mold Growth
As the world awakens to spring, you awaken to… yet another allergy attack. Between increased pet dander, the return of seasonal pollen counts, and generalized airborne particles, it’s no wonder that many opt to indulge in the annual tradition that is spring cleaning. And if mold growth emerges as one of your cleaning concerns — or even if it has...
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Maybe It’s Your Allergies, Maybe It’s… Mold & Mildew?
You’re coughing and sneezing, but cough drops, allergy medicines, and nasal sprays have all let you down for what feels like the first time that you can remember. Meanwhile, a vague sense of humidity sits thick in your living spaces, the likes of which you mistakenly ignore as you continue to trudge through the undesirable heat of the Floridian summer....
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Ready or Not… What to Do When You Smell Mold But Can’t See It
Do you smell that? Something reeks — and no, it’s not the fish you cooked last night for dinner or the trash you forgot to take out. It’s coming from the bathroom?… The sink?… Maybe the cabinets? Whatever the origin, you’d recognize that pungent odor anywhere — it’s mold! So now the frustrating game of hide-and-seek begins as you try...
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Keeping Risks Under Wraps: The Importance of Asbestos Testing in the Workplace
With asbestos regulations put in place, it may be easy to overlook its role as a well-known health hazard used in construction materials throughout the 20th century. However, the reality is that asbestos has not been entirely banned in the United States, leaving the potential for exposure both in the home and in the workplace that could lead to lung...
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When You’ve Got That Sinking Feeling: All About Mold In your Garbage Disposal
When you’re peering down your sink drain with a flashlight and grimacing at the mildewy sight and smell of your garbage disposal, you know you probably have a problem. After all, no matter how often you prevent dishes from piling up in the sink or how often you spray the surface down with a household cleaner, that doesn’t guarantee that...
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