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Improving Indoor Air Quality in Schools

by Admin | September 8, 2021 | Indoor Air Quality

With students returning to in-person learning, many families find themselves questioning the safety of the return to the classroom. While it can seem daunting, research and health experts have expressed in-person learning to be a safe environment when proper protocols are in place. One of the most important protocols? Ensuring effective air ventilation within the classroom

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Concerns About Materials Containing Asbestos

by Admin | November 3, 2008 | Environmental

I recently received this question from a concerned homeowner. I thought I would share our response with everyone because I know that this is a question that does not have a clear straight forward answer. “Hello – My home was built in 1985 and has popcorn acoustic ceilings. Could these possibly contain asbestos? I have […]

Reducing Cooling Costs in Your Commercial Building

by Admin | April 15, 2010 | Heat Treatment

Cooling costs are a substantial part of a facilities annual utility bill. Fortunately, there are many Operations and Maintenance (O&M) opportunities that can be implemented to make the existing air-conditioning systems operate more efficiently and effectively, ultimately lowering overall cooling costs. One of the most effective O&M programs is to have the Evaporator and Condenser […]

Bed Bug Resistance to Insecticides Becoming More Clear

by Admin | October 24, 2011 | Heat Treatment

Bed bugs have developed resistance to the most common insecticides used to control their populations—pyrethroids. The pests have developed multiple genetic mechanisms to defeat the neurotoxins which are the active ingredients in these chemicals. The Virginia Tech Vector-Borne Disease Research Group has found genes in the bed bug transcriptome (genes that are expressed) which produce enzymes used to deactivate […]

Bed Bugs: Prevention and Treatment

by Admin | November 2, 2011 | Heat Treatment

I would normally take a day off bed bugs, but I wanted to cross-post the article now that it is up on Amber Property Management’s blog. Here you go: Bed bugs are all over the news and it’s easy to get freaked out about the possibility of picking up an infestation from a hotel stay or […]

There’s More to Maintaining a Power Plant than You Might Think!

by Admin | December 2, 2011 | Heat Treatment

Since the catastrophic nuclear power plant damage in Japan earlier this year from an earthquake and tsunami, power plants have been more in the news than usual. The meltdown in Japan occurred mainly due to loss of power to the cooling systems at the plant. Types of Cooling Towers 1. Open Cooling Towers – water in these […]

The Weather Outside is Frightful: Avoiding Mold in a Wet Winter

by Admin | December 15, 2011 | Environmental

As my 5th grader has learned this year, we have a lot of different climates in California. Northern California and the coast are damp and often foggy. Southern California, at least away from the coast, is mostly dry but “when it rains, it pours” isn’t just an old saying! Anywhere you live on the West […]

CSI Azusa: Crime and Trauma Scenes

by Admin | January 4, 2012 | Biohazard Remediation

Crime and Trauma scenes involve all sorts of hazardous materials, both biological and chemical, not to mention other nasty substances that make ordinary people run for the hills. Or at least the bushes! What Do the Cleanup Crews Wear? Crime and Trauma scene cleanup crews wear one-time-use, nonporous hazardous materials suits, filtered respirators, gloves and […]

CSI: Azusa Part 2–The 3 Most Common Crime and Trauma Scenes

by Admin | January 6, 2012 | Biohazard Remediation

All Crime and Trauma scenes involve dangerous biological and/or chemical substances, but here are the three types of scenes that we encounter most. 1. Violent Death Whether at the hands of a violent criminal or by suicide, violent deaths are quite horrific in terms of cleanup after the coroner has left the scene. Organic […]

CSI Azusa Part 3: Meth Labs

by Admin | January 16, 2012 | Biohazard Remediation

Meth labs are the most common drug labs found in the US. They can be in homes, apartments, hotel rooms—even cars! When a meth lab is discovered, after the authorities leave, there is a big clean up job to be done and you probably don’t want to do this job yourself. Although this type of […]

ThermaPureHeat for Structural Pasteurization

by Admin | April 18, 2012 | Heat Treatment

Alliance Environmental Group offers ThermaPureHeat treatment for bed bugs, termites, mold, odors, bacterial contamination and structural pasteurization anywhere in California. Contact Alliance for help with any biological organisms you would like to wipe out in one day!

Asbestos Deposits in California

by Admin | April 23, 2012 | Environmental

You can see from our featured image that California is home to large deposits of asbestos, not to mention large numbers of mines. There are also many deposits in the Eastern part of the US. It is important to know where asbestos can be found in your home, but also to know where it can […]

ThermaPureHeat at Work!

by Admin | May 18, 2012 | Heat Treatment

A new pest control company has decided to use our ThermaPureHeat system for a bed bug project! Doesn't the truck look great? I have a feeling we're going to have a lot of pictures of that truck all over, getting rid of bed bug infestations and putting customers' minds at rest about their bed bug problems, without causing additional worry about chemical pesticides or reinfestation!

Disaster Cleanup and Environmental Challenges

by Admin | May 22, 2012 | Biohazard Remediation

Our thoughts remain with the Americans faced with horrendous damage to their homes and the huge cleanup job they have ahead of them in Oklahoma in the coming weeks.

Asbestos Risks: More Than Just Cancer

by Admin | June 13, 2012 | Environmental

You have probably heard of Mesothelioma, cancer of the membranes around the lungs, and it’s cause: asbestos exposure. But there is more than Mesothelioma to worry about. Mesothelioma is a disease we hear about on television every day—there are a lot of lawyers out there representing victims of asbestos exposure many years after the fact. […]

Asbestos Removal is NOT a DIY Project!

by Admin | June 25, 2012 | Environmental

Did you think that asbestos was a problem of years ago and is no longer a threat? It’s actually dangerous to think of it that way—it leads to accidental and preventable exposure! Asbestos is a dangerous carcinogen and there is no safe level of exposure to this mineral made of tiny fibers. However, it was deemed extremely useful […]

ThermaPureHeat

by Admin | June 29, 2012 | Heat Treatment

The wildfire in Colorado is all over the news--and Colorado's citizens are in our thoughts--this week. The evacuees will have a lot to deal with when they get back home. We certainly hope that they have homes to come back to and if they do, those homes will have a very strong smoke smell that no one likes to live with.