Since summer vacation usually means no kids in attendance, it is the time of year when schools generally address their big asbestos issues. So instead of students and teachers filling the classrooms, they are replaced by a range of very specific professionals that are required to get any asbestos inspections, removal, repair, encapsulation and enclosure done! Learn more about asbestos removal in schools including AHERA regulations.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ended 2010 with two announcements that impact Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). The first of these announcements involves polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in school environments. EPA’s second end-of-2010 announcement involves testing for radon, as January is National Radon Action Month. Two easy ways to start 2011 off on the right foot — follow the EPA’s recommendation by eliminating two significant and relatively easy IEQ concerns, PCBs and radon, from your building.