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EPA Steping Up Lead Paint Enforcement
The EPA has just announced that they will be three more enforcement actions for violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP). They are requiring the use of lead safe work practices. It is to insure that activities such as sanding, cutting and demolition, which can create hazardous lead dust, are conducted properly by trained and certified contractors. The problem that occurs during renovations with lead based products present, is that the dust gets thrown into the air. The lead in the product is not very harmful to use as a air contaminate. But when it is air born and becomes a fine particle it is then inhaled and this raising the chances for Lead related health problems, such as mesothelioma. The reason these enforcmenta have been made is to protect the property owners, as well help wiht the liablity of lawsuits against landlords. Just recently Colin Wentworth, a rental property owner had to pay 10,000 to resolve a violation of the RRP rules. Which was a complaint that stated he was using power equipment to get paint off of an exterior wall. So the enforcments are about protecting are familys and our neighbor hoods. The more prevelent lead becomes the tigher the rules will become on lead to help keep what is most important safe.
Always Test for Mold!
It is always important to make sure your home is safe for you and your family. But its also important to test before you make a uneducated decsion and end up paying for something that wanst even there. Companys can very easily take advantage of homeowners fears. This is why it is very important to test before any action is taken Watch this clip on the Today show about this growing problem these people are making a bad image for our profession lets set it straight.
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Mold Home test Kits, Are the Worth It?
There was a recent article in the New York Times about the affects of mold on health. This article advised homeowners to use home test kits to detect the presence of mold. These home test kits are not reliable thus causing other problems. The following list the problems that the home test kits may entail.
Mold is a naturally occurring organism that is present in almost every environment. Home mold test kits that use ‘settle plate applications’ (the test where a dish is left out for 24-48 hours). These test generally do not measure the airborne particles accurately. Spores vary in shape, size, and weight. The heavier mold spores will fall through the air faster then the smaller mold spores. thus being represented in larger quantities in the dish then the light mold spores. Since most environments contain mold spores in the air, it becomes difficult to determine weather the spores that are collected, are part of a dangerous indoor colony or just from the outdoor environment.
The do-it-yourself mold test kits often cause homeowners to make rash decisions ether because feel as if the mold that is present is not harmful or that the mold is harmful and then they end up making a costly decision to remodel there home. The accuracy of these test are terrible even if a lab test for the molds they might not be able to detect hidden molds. So the homeowner can no longer properly assess the situation. Most of the time people either do to much or do not do enough.
The bottom line is that if you are concerned about your homes indoor air quality, contact a professional testing service, preferably one that is Certified. With the professional testing services you will get better interpretations an analysis of the mold. Allowing you to make informed choices. Your decision can make all of the difference between potential health problems for you our your family. The best choice is to have the job handled professionally, properly, and quickly.
Radon In Colorado Could lose funding
Recently President Obama has been making many budget cuts and the list of areas where money will be taken out for this years budget deficit, has been released. There is one area on that list that brings some concern towards our countries indoor air quality. The EPA will experience a 2 million dollar budget cut in the indoor air quality department. Political view aside I believe that putting money towards keeping our families safe is just as important as saving money. When will enough be enough. Now we have to make it known that we don’t want this money to be taken away. CASNAR has already started making arrangements to talk to the government officials and try to get some of our funding back. This could hurt our country more then the bail out. the link that follows is a letter to our president from a women who had lost her husband to Radon and is trying to get it across to President Obama that the EPA needs that money. Click here
RDS Radon Mitigation Systems
One of the most common questions costumers ask us about our systems or worries that they have is will it look ugly and will it be loud. So that is why, today we will talk about why RDS is the Radon company for you. RDS Environmental takes great care to deliver to you the consumer, quality in our services as well in our mitigation installation. Our systems are installed by a certified Radon mitigation specialist. We guarantee to get your levels of Radon below the recommended levels set per EPA’s guide lines of 4.0 pCi/L. If our post mitigation test comes back high we at no cost to you, come back free of charge until it will pass. This is our guarantee to you, the home owner. Our systems set the industries standards as the are always up to code and any HOA requirements. We can paint them any color you want, we can even match the color of your siding. As well keeping it all nice and tight so the system looks more natural to the home. The noise produced by the Radon fans is minimal, and we always do our best to put the fans away from bedroom as best possible. One would literally have to go out side to hear the system. Let RDS be the one to help you and your family safely reduce your Radon levels. So gice us a call to day for a free estimate.
