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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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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

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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Why Georgia Crawl Spaces Are a Mold Magnet and What to Do About It

Why Georgia Crawl Spaces Are a Mold Magnet and What to Do About I …

Here’s an example scenario: a homeowner in Augusta pulls up a section of carpet and finds black staining on the subfloor. The house smells musty, but only in certain rooms. An inspection reveals the crawl space underneath is sitting at 85% relative humidity, with visible mold colonies spreading across the floor joists. This scenario plays

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Legionella in Healthcare Facilities: What Administrators Must Know

Legionella in Healthcare Facilities: What Administrators Must Kno …

Here’s an example scenario: in 2023, a hospital in the southeastern United States identified Legionella pneumophila in its domestic hot water system during routine testing. The facility had a water management program in place, detected the contamination early, implemented corrective actions, and avoided a single patient case. Two years earlier, a different facility without a

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