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San Diego Water Damage Restoration Safety Tips
Fooding may not be something you give a lot of thought to, but you should. It’s estimated that 90% of all natural disaster declarations involve flooding.
Just a few inches of floodwater in your home can be disastrous. During the span of a 30-year mortgage, you have a one in four chance of experiencing a flood in your home. You’re five times more likely to go through a flood than a fire. read more: Flood Safety Preparedness
The most common indoor molds are Cladosporium, Penicillium, Aspergillus and Alternaria. Stachybotrys (pronounced “stacky-bow-triss”) chartarum, known as “black mold,” is not uncommon and certainly not rare. Stachybotrys may produce compounds that have toxic properties known as mycotoxins. Mycotoxins are produced depending on what the mold is growing on, conditions such as temperature, pH and humidity. Mycotoxins can appear in both living and dead mold spores. read more: Is Indoor Mold Contamination a Threat to Health?
Handling, damaging or disturbing asbestos can release these fibers into the air, where they can be inhaled. The human body is unable to absorb or dissolve these fibers, so they lodge deeply into the lungs, causing scar tissue and cancer cells to develop over a period of 10 to 40 or more years. read more: Homeowner’s Guide to Asbestos
Homeowners Guide to Lightning Safety
Environmental Microbiology Lab
American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Picking Up the Pieces After A Disaster
