Reading & Referrals

Resources

Reading, tools and referrals we point clients to.

Independent laboratory analyst processing a house-dust sample for a mold test

Environmental Testing

Dust-based environmental mold tests.

Some clients want a dust-based environmental mold test for their home, before remediation or after it. The usual one is an ERMI DNA test: it analyzes settled house dust, profiles the mold species in the sample and benchmarks the result against national reference data. These tests are ordered through a laboratory rather than carried out on site, and they answer a different question from the air and surface sampling we run on a job.

Tell us what your assessor or physician has asked for, and we will say which test fits and help you arrange it.

Ask us which test fits

Health-Centered Remediation

The sources behind our health-centered scope.

Read them yourself. Our health-centered remediation page explains how we apply them.

NORMI Level 4 Protocol™

NORMI's protocol for environmentally sensitized clients: containment, PPE, moisture-source correction, verification criteria and site-specific documentation.

Open the PDF

NORMI Medical Advisory Board

NORMI's page on the board it formed to align remediation practice with medical science, chaired by Dr. Andrew Heyman.

Read the page

GW: biotoxin illness in military housing

George Washington University's announcement that Dr. Andrew Heyman was selected to lead a national initiative on mold and biotoxin-related illness in military housing.

Read the announcement

Government Guidance

What the agencies actually say.

Independent guidance from federal and New York State agencies. Useful when you want an answer that is not coming from a contractor.

EPA

EPA: A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home

The EPA's homeowner guide to finding moisture problems, cleaning small areas of mold, and knowing when to call a professional.

Read the guide

EPA

EPA: mold homepage

The EPA's mold hub, including cleanup guidance for homes, schools and commercial buildings, and its work on indoor air.

Open the hub

NYS DOL

NYS Department of Labor Mold Program

How New York State licenses mold assessors and remediation contractors under Article 32, and how to check a license before you hire.

Check the program

CDC

CDC: About Mold

The CDC's public overview of mold, exposure and what the evidence does and does not show.

Read the overview

Our Guides

Written by us, for your project.

A note on scope

NY Mold & Clean Air Solutions does not diagnose, treat, or cure CIRS, mold illness, asthma, allergies, or any medical condition. We work on the indoor environment and can coordinate with licensed assessors, physicians, and other professionals when appropriate.

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