Five Steps To Prevent Moldy Buildings Problematic moldy buildings are a headache for building owners and managers. Moldy buildings can mean health problems for the building occupants causing them to suffer. They make numerous decisions about design, operation, and maintenance of a building. These decisions are important
Read more →What To Do If you Suspect Building Mold Moisture problems associated with a building often means mold growth. Health problems linked to mold exposure can be significant and debilitating. A responsible response to a moisture problem is to not ignore it. Ignoring it will make the problem
Read more →Tornadoes’ Environmental Effects on Sites and Buildings Tornado Debris Creates Hidden Dangers The series of tornadoes that struck the Dayton region on May 27 and 28 caused widespread damage to homes, commercial buildings and property. Many buildings have been structurally damaged or destroyed. Consequentially, there is a
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Asbestos 101: Understanding the Risks of Asbestos Exposure Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals: amosite, crocidolite, chrysotile, tremolite, actinolite, and anthophyllite. Whether asbestos is inside a residential home or a commercial business, asbestos can represent a serious problem if it becomes friable and
Read more →Environmental Industrial Compliance Case Study in Dayton Ohio Environmental Industrial Compliance Reporting for Industry One of the services Turn-Key Environmental Consultants (TKEC) provides, is assistance with environmental industrial compliance reporting. For example, TKEC continues to assist a client at three manufacturing facilities with its environmental obligations to
Read more →Hazardous Waste Inspections The Importance of Managing Hazardous Waste Managing an industrial facility’s hazard waste is an important part of industrial, environmental compliance. Hazardous waste requires “Cradle to Grave” management, this includes : the Generator (the industrial facility) to the Transporter to the Treatment/Storage/Disposal Facility (TSDF) There
Read more →RAPCA’s Asbestos Air Pollution Program Who’s in charge of Asbestos Air Pollution? The Regional Air Pollution Control Agency (RAPCA) has jurisdiction for air pollution in the Miami Valley. They have an asbestos air pollution division which oversees appropriate methods for the detection and removal of asbestos from
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5 Places Asbestos Is Commonly Found and What You Can Do About it Hailed as a naturally occurring, fireproof material, asbestos first came into the U.S. industrial scene in the 1800s. Peak production didn’t occur until 1973 when roughly 804,000 tons of it were processed in the
Read more →Ohio Asbestos Regulations What You Need to Know About Asbestos RAPCA is the Regional Air Pollution Control Agency*. The purpose of RAPCA’s Asbestos program is to protect the public from asbestos emissions, or fibers, which may become airborne if strict regulations are not followed when a building
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Sick Building Syndrome and VOCs (Volatile Organic Chemicals) Much attention has been paid to the quality of the air in our homes and its effect on our health, including the rise in respiratory irritations such as asthma. One of the major contributors to poor air quality is
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