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What is an asbestos survey

What is an asbestos survey

What is an Asbestos Survey? Your Complete 2025 Guide Asbestos surveys remain a critical safety measure for property owners, managers, and contractors in 2025. Despite increased awareness and decades of regulation, asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) continue to pose significant health risks in older buildings and even some newer construction. This comprehensive guide explains everything you need … Read more

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Asbestos Testing

Asbestos Testing

Testing for asbestos typically involves collecting samples of materials suspected to contain asbestos and sending them to a certified laboratory for analysis. Here’s an overview of the testing process: 1 – Identify Suspect Materials Before testing, identify materials in your home or building that may contain asbestos. Common asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) include insulation, ceiling tiles, … Read more

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AirMD Asbestos Testing

AirMD Asbestos Testing

An asbestos test is a procedure carried out to determine whether a material contains asbestos fibers. Asbestos was commonly used in building materials due to its strength, heat resistance, and insulating properties. However, it poses serious health risks when its fibers are released into the air and inhaled. Therefore, testing for asbestos is essential, especially … Read more

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How to Test for Asbestos in Building Materials Certified Lab Process

How to Test for Asbestos in Building Materials: Certified Lab Process

If you suspect that a building material contains asbestos, you should have it tested by a certified laboratory. Here are the general steps for testing for asbestos: Identify the suspected material: If you’re unsure whether a material contains asbestos, try to identify it based on its age, condition, and visual characteristics. Common building materials that … Read more

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10 Surprising Places Where You May Find Asbestos

10 Surprising Places Where You May Find Asbestos

Hopefully, someday, we will no longer need to conduct tests for asbestos. For now, however, asbestos testers still routinely discover dangerous sources of potential asbestos exposure. What is asbestos? As the Mesothelioma Center explains, “Asbestos is a group of six naturally occurring minerals composed of soft, flexible fibers that are heat-resistant. Asbestos is still used … Read more

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What Is Asbestos and How Did It Get into Our Homes?

What Is Asbestos and How Did It Get into Our Homes?

Asbestos testing is serious business (which is not to say that volatile organic testing or mold inspections aren’t). Asbestos has been linked to cancer. Its use has been banned in more than 50 countries. In the United States, it is strictly regulated, but, as long as it accounts for less than 1% of the product, … Read more

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Welcome to the Year of the Rat

Welcome to the Year of the Rat

The work we do at AirMD – ranging from asbestos inspections in West Palm Beach and mold remediation in Jacksonville to VOC and formaldehyde testing in Houston – is firmly grounded in science. But that doesn’t mean we don’t keep an open mind about life and its many possibilities. And it certainly doesn’t mean that … Read more

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EPA’s Report on the Environment highlights the need for mold, asbestos and VOC testing - mold inspections

EPA’s Report on the Environment highlights the need for mold, asbestos and VOC testing

According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Report on the Environment, we are spending the vast majority of our time inside. In fact, the EPA’s report includes a section on Indoor Air Quality that states, “Americans, on average, spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors.” The experts at AirMD can help you ensure that the … Read more

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Protecting the Sunshine State – from mold removal in Tampa to asbestos inspections in Tallahassee

Protecting the Sunshine State – from mold removal in Tampa to asbestos inspections in Tallahassee

Homeowners and business professionals in a wide variety of locations across the country have come to rely on AirMD for environmental consulting services, including mold testing, asbestos inspections, VOC testing and formaldehyde testing.  Florida, with its the lush natural environment, subtropical weather and busy international ports, is one of our busiest locations. According to the … Read more

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All about asbestos testing and asbestos surveys

All about asbestos testing and asbestos surveys

AirMD is an environmental testing and consulting company that specializes in air quality, more specifically the conditions of indoor air quality. We have dedicated our business and lives to ensuring the air quality of our client’s homes or offices are in excellent and safe living condition. We offer a wide variety of air testing from … Read more

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