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Surface Wipe Sampling to Assess Contaminants After the Moss Landing Lithium Battery Fire
Click the button below to go to the following YouTube video link for instructions on how to collect surface wipe samples for heavy metal contaminants within areas in the community impacted by the Moss Landing Lithium battery fires. youtube.com/watch
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Wildfire Smoke Hazard Panel Discussion YouTube
I was honored to be a part of a technical panel of experts providing guidance and information to fire victims from the recent Los Angeles fires. The attached youtube video provides meaningful guidance and information regarding wildfire smoke hazards and property restoration strategies designed to assist residents and business owners in protecting their health and navigating their recovery options during these traumatic times. Click the “Read More” button to access the YouTube video
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Recovery from Community Wildfire Smoke Damage
Recovery from Community Wildfire Smoke Damage: The catastrophic Southern California wildfires of 2025 have profoundly impacted the greater Los Angeles area. To date, thousands of acres have been incinerated, tens of thousands of structures destroyed, and countless lives tragically affected. While many buildings survived the flames, airborne toxins and particulate residues carried by wildfire smoke have left a lasting legacy of contamination. Due to dynamic wind patterns and varied topography, smoke from these fires has traveled far beyond the immediate burn zones, affecting … Continue reading
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Methamphetamine Contamination Persistence on Surfaces
“When surfaces are contaminated by methamphetamine residues from manufacturing, handling, distribution and/or use, how long do the residues last?” …and if present, do the concentrations of these residues degrade, change, or lessen over time?” As BioMax Environmental’s Senior Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) involved in numerous assessment and cleanups of properties contaminated with illicit drug residues, I have been asked this important question many times. Although peer-reviewed research is needed to answer this question. None is known to exists at this time. However, … Continue reading
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Moisture Inspections and Mold Assessments
As industrial hygienists, we’ve seen firsthand the devastating impacts of water and moisture damage where mold growth can quickly occur within as little as 48 hours. Such mold contamination may also have a significant effect on building structures and the health of its occupants. One of the most common causes of mold growth is excess moisture, which can result from a variety of factors including leaks from the exterior, plumbing leaks, subterranean drainage issues, and high indoor humidity levels. The severe rainstorms of … Continue reading
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Making sure illegal – and toxic – drug labs get cleaned up.
Monterey County Weekly Newspaper article published June 22, 2022. Link to Monterey County Weekly article Reprinted from original article… …A Pacific Grove man leads the way in making sure illegal – and toxic – drug labs get cleaned up. Big drug busts of methamphetamine and opioid labs make for splashy, attention-grabbing headlines, but what happens to those labs after law enforcement leaves and the attention wanes? What becomes of the rented hotel rooms, apartments and homes commandeered by illicit drug makers? What is … Continue reading
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Establishment of Standards for Opioid Contamination Assessment and Cleanup
I am very excited and proud to announce that my peer reviewed technical article and work regarding opioid contamination titled, Establishing Standards for the Assessment and Decontamination Cleanup of Opioid Contaminated Properties was accepted and recently published. This article presents a case study involving the assessment and cleanup of a residence used to receive illegal shipments of the powerful opioids (including fentanyl and carfentanil) and where illicit drugs were produced, handled, and distributed. The resultant work on this and similar cases involving these … Continue reading
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Wildfire Smoke Damage Assessment Services
The devastating recent wildfires have impacted many communities in both Northern and Southern California. Recent fires have burned tens of thousands of acres and have destroyed thousands of homes and structures, killing many in it’s path of destruction and damaging structures and residences (both inside and outside) with extensive smoke damage. Due to the changing wind patterns and the varying topography of the affected areas, the resultant smoke from these uncontrolled wildfires has also traveled throughout adjacent communities and regions affecting commercial and … Continue reading
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Sampling of Contaminated Surfaces for SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus)
As our businesses, communities, and families come out of this worldwide pandemic, we will also need to determine when it is “Safe” and appropriate to do this. The intent of the current Shelter In Place (SIP) orders were specifically designed to limit the spread and transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus) from exposures associated with person-to-person transmission as well as from surface contact and transmission where the SARS-CoV-2 virus may be present. The ongoing professional and technical debate relative to surface contact transmissions is … Continue reading
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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Decontamination and Disinfection Considerations
Let’s start with this fact… All viruses are neither “Living” nor “Dead”… Instead, they are considered to be somewhere in-between these two worlds!!! This is extremely important when it comes to the “decontamination” and “disinfection” procedures necessary for the prevention of the COVID-19 disease (caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus) and our current worldwide pandemic. To clarify… When we are referring to “COVID-19”, as is done frequently in the press, we are technically referring to the actual human disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. … Continue reading
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