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Environmental Testing Before You Buy: What a Home Inspection Won't Tell You

Environmental Testing Before You Buy: What a Home Inspection Won& …

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Here’s an example scenario: a buyer in Columbia County hires a home inspector, gets a 40-page report, and feels confident about the 1972 split-level she’s purchasing. The inspector noted the roof condition, HVAC age, electrical panel brand, and a slow-draining bathtub. What the report didn’t mention: the radon level in the finished basement was 6.1 […]

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Mold in the Workplace: An Office Manager's Guide to Indoor Air Quality

Mold in the Workplace: An Office Manager’s Guide to Indoor …

Mold Testing and Inspection /

Here’s an example scenario: an office manager in Augusta receives the third complaint this month about a musty smell on the building’s first floor. Two employees have mentioned increased allergy symptoms since returning from the holidays. A walk-through reveals nothing visible. The HVAC filters were replaced last quarter. The building is 30 years old, and

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Hidden Leaks and What They Cost You: The Case for Professional Moisture Assessment

Hidden Leaks and What They Cost You: The Case for Professional Mo …

Leak Detection /

Here’s an example scenario: a homeowner in Martinez notices a faint musty smell in the master bathroom. The walls look fine. The ceiling looks fine. No visible water anywhere. She assumes it’s just the humidity and runs the exhaust fan more often. Six months later, a contractor opens the wall during a planned renovation and

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Is Your Well Water Safe? A Guide to Private Well Testing in Georgia

Is Your Well Water Safe? A Guide to Private Well Testing in Georg …

Water and Air Quality /

Here’s an example scenario: a family outside Waynesboro has been drinking from their private well for twelve years without ever testing it. The water tastes fine, looks clear, and nobody’s been sick. Then their neighbor’s well tests positive for coliform bacteria and elevated nitrates. The family gets their own well tested. Same story: total coliform

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The EPA's RRP Rule: What Every Renovation Contractor Must Know About Lead

The EPA’s RRP Rule: What Every Renovation Contractor Must K …

Lead Paint Testing /

Here’s an example scenario: a remodeling contractor in Augusta replaces windows in a 1971 colonial. He removes the old window frames with a reciprocating saw, sands the casings, and cleans up with a shop vac. Standard procedure for any window replacement. Except the paint on those casings tested positive for lead at 1.8 mg/cm2, well

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Cooling Towers, Hot Water Systems, and Legionella: A Building Manager's Guide

Cooling Towers, Hot Water Systems, and Legionella: A Building Man …

Legionella Testing /

In the summer of 2019, the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel became the site of the largest Legionella outbreak in Georgia history. One person died. Twelve cases were lab-confirmed, and another 63 were classified as probable. Georgia DPH and the CDC traced the source to the hotel’s cooling tower and a decorative atrium fountain. Legionella pneumophila had

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Asbestos Regulations: NESHAP, OSHA, and Georgia EPD Requirements

Asbestos Regulations: NESHAP, OSHA, and Georgia EPD Requirements

Asbestos Testing and Detection /

Here’s an example scenario: a demolition contractor in South Carolina tears into a commercial building without conducting an asbestos survey. The building was constructed in 1968. Pipe insulation, floor tiles, and ceiling material all contain asbestos. By the time anyone realizes the mistake, friable asbestos debris is spread across the site, workers have been exposed

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Indoor Air Quality Testing: What Your Office Air Might Be Hiding

Indoor Air Quality Testing: What Your Office Air Might Be Hiding

Water and Air Quality /

Here’s an example scenario: three employees on the second floor of a commercial office building in Augusta have been complaining about headaches and sinus irritation for weeks. The building manager checks the HVAC filter, which looks fine, and opens a window for a few hours. The complaints continue. Eventually someone suggests the new carpet installed

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