This news may hit you like a ton of lead. It’s new, in effect as of April 22, 2010, and it’s information that is vital to plans to do any remodeling to your home. If I, as a Contractor, remodel your interior, and need to disturb more than just 6 sqft of a painted surface, I may be required to comply with a new Federal Rule regarding lead paint dust. The Rule may apply if 20 sqft of exterior painted Read more ⇒

NEW YORK (AP)—The Orlando Magic-New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden was postponed Tuesday because of safety concerns after debris fell into the arena during overnight cleaning of asbestos-related materials. Saying it was using “an abundance of caution,” MSG released a statement saying it consulted with the NBA and decided to postpone the game, and wouldn’t reopen the building until it was assured the arena was safe. A spokesman for New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection, Farrell Sklerov, Read more ⇒

Molds can still be there in your home when there is no prominent signal of their presence. Mildews are so small that you cannot see them. And they make full use of their size; they float in air and spread around. Mold inspection or mold testing is done to confirm whether molds are present in indoor environment or not. Mold testing yields many useful information like the type of mold infection, extent of mold growth inside your home, spore count Read more ⇒

Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that typically develops in the lining of the lungs, stomach or heart. This type of cancer has been linked to asbestos exposure, sometimes as long as 40 to 50 years before the onset of the disease. Once the mesothelioma cancer begins to grow, the prognosis of mesothelioma is distressing. Most mesothelioma patients pass away within one year of their diagnosis. Mesothelioma cancer does not discriminate between rich and poor, famous and unknown. The Read more ⇒

Taking Part In Giving Hope To The Environment Through Environmental Remediation In these present times the world is a significantly different world as compared to what we have many decades ago. The abuse and devastation of the environment has caused serious and extended issues such as climate change and global warming. Sometimes the weather makes us confuse and some days are so irritably hot. The world is beginning to eliminate its balance and we have to act right now to Read more ⇒

Mold is a part of nature and shares the same power as most “forces” of nature like the hurricane, tornado, and flood! Mold is eating everything that it grows on. If you have mold in the corner of your bathroom, it is feeding on the organic material within that corner. Mold reproduces with spores that are released from every viable mold cell. These spores are omnipresent, meaning you can’t get rid of them completely because they are everywhere. When mold Read more ⇒

The Silent Killer Stalking in Your Vicinity? What are the asbestos risk factors? Mesothelioma cancer statistics indicate that specific environments, industries and jobs have a higher mesothelioma risk. The risk of getting cancer from asbestos is very real. A risk factor is anything that increases your chance of getting the diagnosis: malignant mesothelioma. But having a risk factor, or even several asbestos disease risk factors, does not mean that you will develop mesothelioma lung cancer. Exposure to asbestos is the Read more ⇒

Nalco providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, announced today that its global corporate headquarters building in Naperville, Ill., outside Chicago has earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s Gold Certification for Existing Buildings. More than 800 Nalco employees in various administrative, supply chain, finance and marketing departments work in the 417,500 square foot complex. “We are proud to become one of a handful of buildings in the Chicago area to have achieved LEED Gold certified status,” said Mary Kay Read more ⇒

How much money should you expect to pay for asbestos removal in your house? Asbestos removal companies fluctuate widely in price, but by sticking with a handful of time-tested rules you can limit your expense. Learn vital techniques on ways to keep your asbestos removal cost to the lowest amount possible while preserving a nontoxic environment. Asbestos is a toxic substance seen in lots of items like insulation, ceiling tiles, floor tiles, sprayed-on plaster for acoustic or ornamental walls or Read more ⇒

Today, childhood lead poisoning is considered the most preventable environmental disease among young children, yet an estimated 250,000 U.S. children have elevated blood-lead levels. A simple blood test can prevent permanent damage that will last a lifetime. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is committed to eliminating this burden to public health. National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) CDC and HHS share the goal of eliminating childhood lead poisoning in Read more ⇒