As Hurricanes Gustav and Ike Move On, Mold and Bacteria is Left Behind

The levees in New Orleans may have held, but the flooding caused by Hurricane Gustav has left an environmental nightmare for home and business owners in Louisiana. Wind, storm surge and torrential rainfall caused major damage across the region. And while floodwaters eventually recede, they leave behind contamination from sewage and chemicals which encourage mold and bacteria growth. Pure Air Control Services, Inc., an award-winning environmental consulting firm, is currently in the area offering immediate advice, DIY mold kits, diagnostics, cleanup and remediation.

Mold contains such potentially lethal toxins as Tricothecenes Mycotoxin, and airborne ingestion of such mold toxins can cause a variety of serious health conditions, such as alimentary toxic aleukiaand chronic allergies and asthma.  According to Pure Air Control Services, Inc., home and business owners in Louisiana should take every precaution against the growth of mold.

To combat flood damage, residents can have a do-it-yourself (DIY) Mold Screen Check done or a Building Health Check conducted by Pure Air Control Services, Inc.—one of few indoor air quality (IAQ) firms to focus on both diagnosis and remediation—to determine the air quality of indoor environments.  Property owners can conduct DIY screening with the inexpensive, innovative IAQ Screen Check product line, produced by Building Health Check, LLC,.  The affordable test kits can help residents assess the level of contamination and determine whether professional cleanup is required.

With more than 20 years of experience in environmental air quality diagnosis and remediation, Pure Air Control Services, Inc. is a longtime pioneer in the IAQ industry. Respected scientists on Pure Air’s staff are on-site in areas surrounding Baton Rouge and Houma, and have become trusted allies of storm victims as they begin to reassemble their lives.

About Pure Air Control Services, Inc.

Alan Wozniak founded Pure Air Control Services, Inc. in 1984 as a small mechanical contracting firm. Today, the work distributed from its offices in Tampa, Atlanta, West Palm Beach, Houston and Washington D.C. sets the industry standard for indoor environmental quality diagnosis and remediation. Pure Air has serviced more than 500 million square feet of indoor environments in over 10,000 facilities.

Pure Air’s nationally performed services include: Building Sciences Evaluation; Building Health Check; an AIHA accredited Environmental Microbiology Laboratory; Environmental Project Management; and Mold Remediation Services, among other indoor environmental services. The company’s expanding client roster includes the General Services Administration (GSA); Allstate Insurance; Carrier Air Conditioning; Naval Air Warfare Center, Orlando; and Naval Air Station - King's Bay, Georgia, and many other Fortune 500 companies, school boards, and city, state, and county governments, making Pure Air a reliable industry leader.

For more information on Pure Air Services, Inc., please contact Ed Ziegler, VP of Business Development, at (800) 422-7873 x804, or visit www.pureaircontrols.com.

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