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We offer 4 classes of highly SPECIALZED investigations A B C D by lawfully certified clinical industrial hygienists CC-IH *No assn with ABIH.
CLASS |
TYPE |
BEFORE YOU CALL IF YOU CAN DECIDE WHAT CLASS/TYPE OF INVESTIGATION YOU BELIEVE YOU MAY NEED. |
A |
PROPERTY |
For buying, selling and lease. Investigation for property damage and remedy consultation-unbiased- We are scientists - we will sell you nothing. |
B |
HEALTH RISK |
Health concern, allergy, asthma, neurological, dermatological for children and adults for clinically relevant pathogens. |
C |
PATHOGENIC |
Clinical condition, infection or disease where mold/fungi has been diagnosed or suspect to be involved. Report for you / physician. Consultation and medical referrals as needed. Select research pathology (for mycoses) at no cost. |
D |
FORENSIC |
Reports for the courts. Expert testimony. Investigation for legal purposes. Mold related injury, contamininated rental, mold damaged property, construction related contamination or defects. Other legal matters. |
WHAT DO INDOOR
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BASED INVESTIGATIONS COST?
FREE CLINICAL CONSULTATIONS FOR PHYSICIANS AND INITIAL FOR ATTORNEYS
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| What is your health worth? Our investigations are clinically and evidence based. Considering that you get what is paid for and the clear dangers that many molds pose to occupants of their habitations it is alarming that nothing less than a fully qualified investigation be conducted by certified scientists. We have had numerous clients that were suffering from severe allergic type responses, and were infected with mold related disease before they called us to investigate. Some required medical treatment, surgery and others were in a much more grave condition. When you or your family's health is involved nothing less than a fully qualified scientific investigation should be considered with relevant clinical differentials. Review your condition with your physician and ask if such an investigation may be of benefit to you. You are also free to request one on your own.
There
are are no lower rates for
a lawfully qualified health and property damage related mold
investigation. Our scientists do no frivolous, random or guess
testing and waste no time (complete written
reports in 6 - 24 hours) in quickly identifying
the issues, risks related to and the cause of fungal mold that
may be of concern for human health or property damage. Depending
on the type (health,
property damage, insurance, litigation or home/sale inspection).
OUR PROFESSIONAL FEES ARE BASED UPON TIME AND REQUIRED TESTING
There are minimal testing requirements for a full scientific
fungal mold presence study but you determine the
extent of the inspection depending on your immediate
needs and concerns. Your free phone consultation will help you understand
what needs to be done for a competent inspection, analysis
and resulting report. If
this is an important investigation/inspection
for you, then there are few that can lawfully perform
it. None are near or match our Qualifications scientifically,
technically or legally. Mold removal, remediation and repair
costs are directly related to the extent of damage and is
dependent on time and materials (We have no bias or competing interest since we do no repairs or remediation - we will give you names of qualified/competent companies that do so only if asked).
FIRST
TIME BUYERS AND RETIREE DISCOUNTS ** see
note
973-726-9559 FREE CONSULTATIONS 973-726-9559
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| WHAT
FACTORS DETERMINE THE COSTS FOR INSPECTION AND CLEANUP?
TYPES OF
INVESTIGATIONS/INSPECTIONS AVAILABLE
1. LIMITED HOME MOLD : We offer
a limited inspection of areas of interest or concern based upon
your observations or a home inspection report. Often mold is concentrated
in the attic, bathrooms, kitchens and basements or limited to carpet,
walls, ceiling or floor.
2. TOTAL HOME INDOOR ENVIRONMENT INVESTIGATION : Total
inspection of all areas, structure with complete clinical risk assessments.
This study and report will identify the mold, its cause and reported
affects on both the property and potential threat to human health. Includes, lead, electro-magnetic radiation, water quality, indoor air quality, toxic/noxious gas and a broad range of relevant airborne particles and biologicals. See our details page.
3.CLINICAL: With our fully qualified medical
certification we
provide your health care professional a clinical lead to your
condition. Upon
medical recommendation for sampling for airborne allergens or mold
presence by health care professionals including allergists,
immunologist or other. See our qualifications.
4.
HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT:
We will investigate your habitation for
the presence of irritant, allergens, pathogens and airborne biologicals. Electromagnetic radiation (EMF/EMR) is also available.
5.
FULL INDOOR AIR QUALITY - Air/Gas presence analysis. Many odorless toxic/potentially deadly gasses may be present. Full
indoor air quality health risk assessment. There are other factors within human
habitations
that are
causative
factors affecting human health - we will identify these with our full
IAQ study.
6. POST REMEDIATION/REPAIRS:
Validation of efficacy of IAQ and remediation. After all the mold has
been removed and abated and IAQ issues have been addressed we will perform
testing to determine and validate that the property has been restored
to a healthy and safe state. Often conditions are more hazardous after remediation due other toxic substances used during remediation or due to failed or lack of containment, control and related best practices resulting in increased contamination-demand qualified and competent remediation when so required.
8. INSURANCE REPORTS - We
are fully qualified to provide reports that are acceptable by all insurance
companies. In most cases you must demonstrate to the insurance company
that you in fact have a bona fide mold problem certified by a professional mycologist.
9. FRAUD INVESTIGATION -
We see it over and over again - fraudulent sales and services taking tens of thousands of dollars from people . We
are state trained in legal investigation - we have zero tolerance
for fraud (personal-recent family member so taken) and we will assist you and the state in their prosecution.
If you have been sold property where mold damage was knowingly or intentionally concealed you
must have it documented to protect your claim. Call your attorney then you or they contact us immediately
if that is the case. In forensic matters the standard for investigation/inspection is much higher than a simple mold inspection and for such our legal support is unmatched at no added cost to your legal counsel.
10. WE DO NO REMEDIATION - IT IS A CONFLICT TO DO SO- Property damage assessment. Our investigations will determine the cause and the extent of mold infestation and presence. We will tell you what the most cost effective method and protocols to be used in performing a remediation (eliminating the cause) and abatement (minimizing or getting rid of the mold the presence).
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS AVAILABLE
If you are an indoor environmental hygienist or a CIH of the ABIH or other otherwise certified or practicing as an industrial hygienist and wish some additional training or consultation from one of our *CC-IH( certified clinical industrial hygienists including medical doctors, pathologists (both clinical and research), allergologists, toxicologists) please schedule/call for a professional to professional real-time consultation-fees may apply. (Avail in US, UK & EU) *No assn with ABIH
ASK ABOUT OUR TOTAL INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY PACKAGE
WE TEST FOR OTHER HAZARDS OFTEN FOUND
SEE OUR LIST OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE
CAUTION
One of the MAJOR problems contributing to public confusion and misunderstanding of the true risks fungal molds pose is the fact the legal and medical professions clearly recognize that the majority of these investigations are performed by those clearly not qualified. Be cautious of this type of inspection and reports:
BEWARE OF AND AVOID : the NON-REPORT REPORT....... *What is a NON-REPORT REPORT?
Learn
to recognize UNQUALIFIED INSPECTIONS - Many home mold inspectors and repair contractors
are doing mold testing and have no qualifications (we are university
certified in medical mycology, and experienced scientists
performing indoor environmental investigations and remediation planning) in
doing so and totally failing the scientific method of testing,
with false positives, false negatives, inconclusive and downright erroneous
analysis. This requires additional testing (often
calling us to do follow-up testing) with resulting in delayed or failed property transfers, unneeded expense, litigation,
continuing health injury and severe distress to buyers,
sellers, owners, tenants and for whomever the results were delivered
to. Make sure you get it promptly and right the first time.
* In
the Non-Report Report Random samples are collected that
are then sent to some unknown lab and the lab sends you their
data or their "report" that is meaningless since the
lab has no idea what the purpose of or the methodology for
sampling but yet in some of these reports health and medical
claims are made based upon their counts and identification outside
of any meaningful context. Can you imagine your physician
taking a blood sample, sends it to a lab and the lab sends you
the results and makes a diagnosis and prescribes treatment? -
there is no difference.
A trained and experienced professional
must collect, analyze and the interpret the results for you based
upon a complete study and put the sampling in its proper context
answering all the questions you may have. A recent "specialist" charged
$2500.00 and provided the client a 50 plus page template - canned
type report indicating every known mold was present in vague
amounts yet did not state the source of problem or causative
factors for which the "specialist" was called. One
of our scientists for a fraction of that amount and within 10
minuets identified
the problem (unseen by both inspectors and client/owner) and its cause allowing the property to be quickly restored to its healthy state at no cost to the owner.
SUCH A QUALIFIED AND COMPETENT REPORT COSTS (IN SOME CASES OUR STUDIES ARE 80% LOWER, supra) LESS SINCE THE TESTING IS TARGETED AND FOCUSED:
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You only pay the analysis you need*. Our range of services include:
FOR INSPECTIONS:
The dominating factors include size of areas inspected. Time spent inspecting.
Testing required. Lab services required. Type and extent of report:
clinical report for physician's diagnostic purposes, insurance report, legal report or expert
opinion.
* as determined by mycologist/aerobiologist
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Mold treatment- Fungicide/Fungistat
Basic Visual Inspection
Indoor Air Quality Analysis (IAQ)
Invasive Borescope
Sampling for Organic Gases
Remediation Planning
Remediation Management
ElectroMagnetic Radiation (EMR)
Post
Remedy Efficacy Validation |
Genus,
Speciation, DNA Typing
Lab Analysis for Viability
Mold Health Risk Assessment
Documentation for Insurance
Property damage report
Health injury or other claims
Legal/Medical Reporting
Radon - Lead
Special studies ................
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HOW WE CAN SAVE YOU UNNECESSARY
EXPENSES
1. Each inspection plan is determined by YOU
the client depending what YOUR needs are, site requirements, total area
under assessment, current level of contamination and other risk potentials
present. Flat fee, hourly and per diem services available.
2. Some molds can be cleaned by
the property owner. In some cases we will
tell you in writing when and how any healthy person may
clean or remove low levels of a contaminant type of mold presence after
our testing, study, analysis and report. 3. If you have received an estimate
for major repair or reconstruction due to a mold presence you may wish
to obtain a second opinion. We have discovered through experience that
in many cases all that is needed is a prescribed treatment for the type
of mold infecting the property instead of costly replacement or repairs.
It is not unlike when one gets a skin rash or topical infection on your
arm or leg- you do not need to sacrifice an arm or leg - it may only
require treatment based upon study. If there is NO MAJOR structural
damage, you may only need a treatment. Only an experienced inspector
can tell. 4. THE FREE MOLD INSPECTION
See about the free mold inspections offered
and see what people have been getting.
**5 Special
Discounts. We give discounts to schools and not for
profit organizations and others please ask. For residential homes,
if you are a first time home buyer or retiree please let us know
at the time you call. We may give you up to a 10% reduction in
fees.
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