* Thank You - I'd like to thank all of my clients for making 2023 a wonderful year! We are truly blessed to work with and help amazing people every year and this past year was no different. Forging relationships and pleasing our clients is our motivation. We look forward to seeing old and new faces in 2024! * Giving - Every year we donate our time and resources on projects to help those in need. This year will be no different. We are proud to be a part of the community and enjoy our relationships with the thousands of people we have met throughout the years. If you know of someone in need, please reach out to us. * Free Educational Seminars - We offer free mold and radon seminars for your group, school or organization. If you would like to have such an event, please let us know. We will be happy to work with you to provide a fun, educational experience.
A recent study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found certain fungi in soil can cause a significant number of serious lung infections in 48 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, including many areas long thought to be free of deadly environmental fungi. Histoplasma is one of the three main species of soil fungi that cause lung infections in the U.S. Historically, Histoplasma was found in the Midwest and parts of the East, Coccidioides in the Southwest, and Blastomyces in the Midwest and the South. But a growing number of case reports and anecdotes suggest that all three have expanded out of their traditional ranges in recent decades. People develop fungal lung infections after breathing in spores from fungi in the soil. The spores become airborne when the ground is disturbed by farming, landscaping, construction, or even just by people walking around in fungi-rich environments such as caves. Most healthy adults and children