MoldSpec Environmental

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 At MoldSpec Environmental, our job is to assess your overall air quality and condition and then come up with a plan to improve it. 

Our standard mold assessment includes an indoor and an outdoor air quality and a physical swab or tape-lift sample. The outdoor sample is collected and used as a comparison sample to ensure that the levels of mold inside the home are not greater than the levels outside. Anytime there is visible microbial growth present it is not only recommended to take an air sample inside to find out what you are breathing in, but it is also recommended to also take a physical sample of the growth as well. The swab or tape-lift sample will determine the exact species of that growth and the air sample will determine if those spores have been disturbed and gone airborne. As part of our inspection, we use an infrared camera and a professional moisture meter hygrometer to inspect the interior of the home, particularly around all of the water sources (plumbing, AC, water heater) to pinpoint and track any moisture in the materials, elevated relative humidity, signs of water damaged materials, or visible microbial growth. The number of samples collected are based on our findings and recommendations during the inspection. All our samples are taken to the lab and analyzed. You are provided with a copy of the lab results and a detailed mold assessment report of our finding, with color photos. Based on the lab results and if you do have mold, we also provide you with a mold remediation protocol, which is basically exact instructions on how to properly and safely remove the mold. 

If toxic molds are found within your home and the type, amount and condition of the area requires removal; then the next step is to contact a licensed mold remediation company. 

The purpose of mold remediation is to remove and/or clean mold-impacted materials utilizing standards and safe work practices that protect the occupants and the building by controlling the dispersion of mold from the remediation area as well as protect remediation workers from exposures to mold.

 (NORMI Certified MRSA, NORMI Certified MRSR, IICRC S250, IICRC S500

Once the initial testing is done and the mold remediation is completed, it is extremely important to have a mold clearance inspection and sampling done to ensure the levels and conditions have been brought back to a normal, acceptable fungal ecology. A mold clearance is basically your warranty that all the visible mold has been removed by the remediation company you hired, that there are no longer toxic molds present in the air or in the materials, and the overall fungal ecology has been brought back to acceptable, healthy levels within your home.