Florida Healthy Home Inspections
Our Florida Healthy Home Packages
We will sample the air in living spaces such as family rooms, living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms
Your Package Includes Testing for: Elevated Mold Levels We will take up to 2 Indoor Air Samples within the general living areas of your home. These samples will be sent to our lab partner for analysis. We will provide this report within 3 business days.
Carbon Monoxide This service determines whether your business or home’s combustible appliances are releasing harmful levels of carbon monoxide. Exposure to carbon monoxide reduces the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. Like radon, carbon monoxide is odorless, and some of the symptoms are similar to common illnesses, so entire families often fail to realize they’re being poisoned. Carbon monoxide can be particularly dangerous because its deadly effects are rarely recognized until it is too late to take action against them. Because carbon monoxide is odorless and invisible, the only way to test for it is with a detector or with the help of professionals. Being proactive and taking preventive steps can save lives.
VOC’s : Volatile Organic Compounds Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids. VOCs include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short‐ and long‐term adverse health effects. Concentrations of many VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to ten times higher) than outdoors. VOCs are emitted by a wide array of products numbering in the thousands.
HCHO (Formaldehyde) HCHO signify Formaldehyde Formaldehyde is a chemical commonly used in the manufacture of building materials and numerous household products. At room temperature, formaldehyde vaporizes into the air, potentially causing serious health problems. It is also a by‐product of combustion processes. When you burn things like natural gas, wood, gasoline, or tobacco, formaldehyde gas is released into the air. The most significant sources of formaldehyde in homes are: pressed wood products like particle board, plywood paneling, and MDF (medium density fiberboard); foam insulation; carpets; drapery fabrics; resins; glues; cigarettes; and un‐vented, fuel‐burning appliances like gas stoves or kerosene heaters.
Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5 PM stands for particulate matter (also called particle pollution): the term for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air. Some particles, such as dust, dirt, soot, or smoke,
are large or dark enough to be seen with the naked eye. Others are so small they can only be detected using an electron microscope. Particle pollution includes:
PM10 : inhalable particles, with diameters that are generally 10 micrometers and smaller; and PM2.5 : fine inhalable particles, with diameters that are generally 2.5 micrometers and smaller. o How small is 2.5 micrometers? Think about a single hair from your head. The average human hair is about 70 micrometers in diameter – making it 30 times larger than the largest fine particle. These particles come in many sizes and shapes and can be made up of hundreds of different chemicals. Some are emitted directly from a source, such as construction sites, unpaved roads, fields, smokestacks or fires. Most particles form in the atmosphere as a result of complex reactions of chemicals such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which are pollutants emitted from power plants, industries and auto mobiles.
General Air Quality Based on the findings for HCHO, VOC’s and Particulate Matter, a General Air Quality for that area will be established.
All findings will be in a report specific to your home with recommendations as needed.
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