Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke

Non-Accidental Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke Abstract Wildfires take a heavy toll on human health worldwide. Climate change may increase the risk of wildfire frequency. Therefore, in view of adapted preventive actions, there is an urgent need to further understand...

Sampling for Environmental Allergens

Testing for Environmental Allergens By Dr. Harriet Burge, EMLab P&K Chief Aerobiologist and Director of Scientific Advisory Board Visual Sampling “Sampling” for allergens may be as simple as looking for the sources. A large pollinating birch tree in...

Mold Comparison Using ERMI Test

Abstract The goal of this study was to examine whether the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) scale created for United States (U.S.) homes was applicable in the assessment of mold contamination for Australian homes. Settled-dust samples were collected in...

ERMI Mold Test Research 2017

Stephen Vesper, Jean M. Cox-Ganser, Larry Wymer & Ju-Hyeong Park Page 00 | Received 26 Jul 2017, Accepted 01 Sep 2017, Accepted author version posted online: 20 Oct 2017 Download citation ABSTRACT   The goal of this study was to evaluate the possible use of the...

Impact of Mold on Health

Researchers develop realistic system to study impact of residential mold on health Date: February 26, 2016 Source: American Society for Microbiology Summary: Residential mold has increased in recent years, due to water damage from a rising frequency of flooding. But...

Dog and Cat Allergens Exposures and Asthma

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, In Practice published an article in July 2017 examining “the effect of dog and cat allergen exposures on asthma morbidity in the US population.” Utilizing the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which is a...