Microbiological investigation – Indoor Air Quality Blog

Evaluating the extent of water damage and fungal contamination

Tomas Gabor — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 18:25:05 +0000

Flats suffering from water damage Busy London town was home to our next project. Two flats which were part of a large residential building had suffered minor water damage due to a leak from a water supply pipe to a toilet cistern. The incident was reported by the occupants of the flats and the damage […]

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Evaluating the success of microbiological remediation

Tomas Gabor — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 07:11:20 +0000

Evaluating the success of microbiological remediation Recently we travelled to London where we revisited a site where we had previously carried out a property sanitation verification. Since our last visit, the recommended remediation measures have been carried out. Our client invited us back and instructed us to evaluate the success of the microbiological remediation measures […]

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Fungal contamination in a newly constructed building

Tomas Gabor — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:56:21 +0000

Large scale fungal contamination Our next client was currently developing a four storey apartment block when work came to a halt due to evidence of fungal contamination being found. We were called in to evaluate the indoor air quality in the complete, affected apartment and to identify the root cause of the fungal contamination. We […]

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Microbiological Investigation in Dorking

Tomas Gabor — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:01:33 +0000

Conducting a microbiological investigation Our recent project was a mansion building situated in Dorking. Our client instructed us to carry out a building inspection and microbiological sampling and to evaluate the presence of suspected fungal contamination to the external rendering of the building. The mansion is a three-storey building with rendered traditional stone walls and […]

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Carrying out a Microbiological Investigation

Tomas Gabor — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 11:55:13 +0000

History of water damage in property Our next client contacted us and asked us to carry out a partial property inspection and microbiological sampling in the basement of a well known bank in Porthmadog. Our aim of this investigation would be to evaluate the extent of the water damage to the property basement, assess the […]

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Microbiological Investigation in Rickmansworth

Tomas Gabor — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 10:43:41 +0000

Microbiological investigation A client contacted us with concerns regarding fungal contamination and asked us to carry out a microbiological investigation. Our main objectives of this investigation were to evaluate the levels of fungal elements in the indoor air and to evaluate the risk to the health of the property occupants. The property we attended was […]

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Microbiological investigation in Rushton

Tomas Gabor — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 23:25:28 +0000

Microbiological Sampling A two-storey farmhouse with an outdoor garage was our next project. The farmhouse was situated in a rural area of Rushton with similar residential properties in close proximity. The property sat on a sloping ground with neighbouring properties situated at higher ground in relation to the farmhouse. The property was separated from the […]

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Mould and mould spores in a building in Northwich

Tomas Gabor — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 13:00:56 +0000

In our latest project, we have been commissioned to assess the indoor air quality of a work premises and to assess the dangers of fungal spores in the building. Many types of fungal spores can be hazardous to the health, so it was particularly important to assess the impact that the mould was having on […]

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Microbiological verification – sewage cleaning

Tomas Gabor — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:11:42 +0000

We have been appointed to carry out a microbiological verification for the presence of sewage related pathogen. Recent heavy rainfall in a small town Hempel Hempstead have caused one of the local pubs to be flooded by sewage water. The rain water surged through the waste system and burst in through the drain inside of the […]

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Bacterial sampling on a production line

Tomas Gabor — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:37:21 +0000

A cosmetic product manufacturer located in the north of the country was experiencing problems with bacterial contamination in the one of his product lines. The technical team has suspected that one of the product filling lines is not operating appropriately and may be the source of bacterial in the product. It has been decided that […]

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