Why is Lead Paint Removal Essential for Your Health

Why is Lead Paint Removal Essential for Your Health

Why Is Lead Paint Removal Essential for Your Health? Lead is an element that has been used as an additive to paint for pigmentation and durability for over a hundred years in the United States. However, as negative health effects from lead-painted houses became more...
Where to Find Asbestos in the Home

Where to Find Asbestos in the Home

Asbestos was deemed the “magic mineral” – nearly indestructible and encouraged to be used wherever possible. It was the most popular material used in the 1970’s. Not only was asbestos extremely strong, it could also absorb sound, was extremely heat, fire, and...
Preparing for Mold Season

Preparing for Mold Season

With kids preparing for school and vacations in the past, summer is coming to an end. As we look to the fall, we need to prepare for mold season. Mold can damage your home or office, and can even affect your health. Any water damage, dampness or moisture can lead to...
Asbestos Found in Children’s Toys | Alliance

Asbestos Found in Children’s Toys | Alliance

A new study released by the Environmental Working Group Action Fund found asbestos in crayons and crime scene fingerprint kits. The EWG Action Fund tested twenty-eight boxes of crayons and twenty-one crime scene fingerprint kits at the Scientific Analytical Institute...
Lead Poisoning in Los Angeles

Lead Poisoning in Los Angeles

L.A.’s Promise Zone Last week, Los Angeles health officials announced they will be increasing lead poisoning education and testing in the city’s poorest neighborhoods. Although lead has been banned from paint since 1978 by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, it is...