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September 27, 2023

Category: Healthy Building Inspections & Testing

Classes of Toxic Substances

Thursday, 20 November 2014 by healthybuilding
classes of toxic substances
Classes of Toxic Substances There are many different ways to organize contaminants. We often rely on their physical form (e.g., liquid, vapor, solid, energetic, etc.), size (e.g., nano-particle, respirable, micro, etc.), or larger classifications (e.g., biological, mineral, etc.)  The Green Science Policy Institute coordinated a number of organizations (see below) to prioritize toxic chemicals and narrow it
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EMF Mitigation for High Magnetic Fields

Friday, 14 November 2014 by healthybuilding
EMF Magnetic Field Mitigation child's bedroom
High Magnetic Fields Exterior Net Current Mitigation: EMF Mitigation for Magnetic Fields Intermittent MF Issues: Exterior-sourced Net Current  EMF Mitigation for Magnetic Fields Problems in Detail: A child’s bedroom showed a line of higher than anticipated magnetic fields running up the guest bedroom wall from the main electrical panel situated in the garage below.  This
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What is Asbestos?

Friday, 31 October 2014 by healthybuilding
Asbestos with muscovite
What is Asbestos? How Dangerous Is It and What Is It Doing In My House? These are all questions we’ve asked ourselves at one point or another.  We’ve all wondered WHY would something as potentially carcinogenic have been used with near abandon for so long? Why would this potential carcinogen be lurking our homes, our
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Buying a New Home? Get a Healthy Home Check

Thursday, 16 October 2014 by healthybuilding
building a healthy home
Buying a New Home?   There are so many details to pay attention to when you and your family are looking for a new home.  Is the neighborhood safe?  Are there good schools?  Is the house big enough? Have you ever thought to ask “Is this home (and neighborhood) going to be a healthy environment
Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF)Healthy Building ConsultingIndoor Air QualityMold Testing
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Where Is Asbestos In The Home?

Friday, 10 October 2014 by healthybuilding
asbestos in the home
Where is Asbestos in the home?  Asbestos, a naturally occurring silicate mineral, was once called the “miracle” fiber, because of its fire-resistant, thermal insulating, non-conductive, flexible, strong, and wear resistant properties. The ancient Greeks and Romans both used asbestos for tablecloths, napkins, towels, and linings for suits of armor. It is rumored that early Roman Emperors
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Mercury Spills in our Homes – How to Clean Up

Wednesday, 06 August 2014 by healthybuilding
Mercury Mines & Estuaries
Mercury Spills in Our Homes Accidental Release and Clean-up of Small Quantities of ( less than 3 grams) Mercury is a unique metal and has some rather amazing properties. It’s the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature. It was originally described as “silver water” in ancient Greece. Because it is both a
Heavy MetalsIndustrial Hygiene
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Chemical Hazards and the TSCA

Friday, 18 July 2014 by healthybuilding
TSCA Chemical Hazards
How safe are the man-made chemicals that surround us?   Chemical Hazards are a concern for everyone. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was passed in 1976 and is the country’s main chemical safety law. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for enforcing TSCA, but significant weaknesses in TSCA have left the EPA unable
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Lead: An Introduction

Wednesday, 11 June 2014 by healthybuilding
Lead Testing for Dust
Lead is a natural elemental metal that has many uses and has been used through antiquity. Though it has many uses it is extremely toxic to humans and as such, has been regulated by government agencies throughout the world. Awareness is growing, but people are still exposed to lead. Lead: an introduction to help you
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Understanding LEED IAQ Testing Requirements

Thursday, 24 April 2014 by healthybuilding
MODERN COMMERCIAL OFFICE
Understanding LEED IAQ Testing Requirements LEED 2009 and LEEDv4 both have credits that require building flush-outs or building air quality testing prior to occupancy. The credit requires that after construction ends, the GC must install new filtration media and flush-out the building by supplying a total air volume of 14,000 cubic feet of outdoor air per square
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Microwave Ovens and EMR Exposure Precautions

Tuesday, 04 February 2014 by healthybuilding
EMR from microwave ovens
Microwave ovens work due to the fact that radio-frequThis technology is in the majority of homes and businesses. Precautions to reduce exposure of EMR from microwave ovens encies/microwaves produce dielectric heating of water molecules when produced with enough wattage.  This effect generally affects outer 1” to 1-1/2” of the foodstuff’s water molecules, hence the reason reheating a thick
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