Often clients relay they or their children have asthma. I also had a client that worked in a maintenance department that complained of "asthma like symptoms". His desk was in the basement of a building which was infected with mold. Often we hear of complaints of allergy symptoms from our clients. Often these same clients will report their allergy symptoms diminishing or completely going away once the mold issue is properly addressed. This should not be a surprise since molds are directly related to pulmonary illnesses. 2006 Journal Occupational Environmental Medical Study - 80% likelihood of finding an asthmatic child in the home when ERMI >1 value was determined. Last year I received a call from a gentleman in Boston that had sewage backup into his basement. The sewage level was almost 1ft. high. He also stated that his young son had developed asthma over the past year. Is it related to the sewage problem? Let me break it down for you. The sewage flood happene
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