Videos
Biological Contaminants in the Home
The typical home is full of biological contaminants. They include bacteria, mold and mildew, viruses, animal dander and cat saliva, house dust mites, cockroaches and pollen. If there are sensitized or susceptible individuals in the home, or when these contaminants are at elevated levels, people can become sick.
Avoiding IAQ Problems after a Flood
When cleaning up after a flood, the indoor air quality in a home or office may appear to be the least of the problems. However, failure to remove contaminated materials and to reduce moisture and humidity can present...
Carbon Monoxide Dangers in the Home
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and toxic gas. Because it is impossible to see, taste or smell carbon monoxide, it can kill you before you are aware it is in even in your home.
VOCs: Things Homeowners Should Know
Educational guide to volatile organic coumpounds (VOCs) found in the home.
Legionnaires' Disease: What You Need to Know
Legionnaires' disease is caused by a type of bacteria called Legionella. The bacteria got its name in 1976, when people at a Philadelphia convention of the American Legion suffered from an outbreak of the disease. Although this type of bacteria was around before 1976, more illness from Legionnaires' disease is being detected now.
IAQA LA Chapter Workshop Video
The Los Angeles Chapter of the Indoor Air Quality Association recently completed their final chapter workshop for 2010. The chapter asked Paul Cochrane, the founder of Cochrane & Associates and the IAQ Video Network...
Meth Lab Dangers - What Every Property Owner & Renter Should Know
Most of the methamphetamine abused in this country comes from foreign or domestic super-labs, although it can also be made in small, illegal laboratories, where its production endangers the people in the labs, neighbors, and the environment.
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