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Does Your Home Have Lead Paint? How to Know If It Was Built Before 1978

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By the MycoTest News Desk · Reviewed for accuracy by MycoTest's environmental testing specialists If your home was built before 1978, there is a strong...

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How to Test for Asbestos Before Demolition or Renovation

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By the MycoTest News Desk · Reviewed for accuracy by MycoTest's environmental testing specialists If your home was built before 1980, there is a good...

Thermal Imaging — Florida's New-Construction Crisis: Newly Built Homes Are Full of Mold & Builder Defects - NewsBreak: L

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Florida New Homes Face Hidden Mold Crisis From Builder Defects

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By the MycoTest News Desk · Reviewed for accuracy by MycoTest's environmental testing specialists Florida homeowners who bought brand-new houses are discovering a troubling problem:...

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Soot from Candles and Fireplaces: A Hidden Indoor Problem

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By the MycoTest News Desk · Reviewed for accuracy by MycoTest's environmental testing specialists That cozy candle flickering on your coffee table or the warm...

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Lead in Your Soil: How It Gets There and How to Test

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By the MycoTest News Desk · Reviewed for accuracy by MycoTest's environmental testing specialists If you have an older home, there may be invisible lead...

Thermal Imaging — 'It’s nasty.' Bedford Park tenant says collapsed ceilings, mold and pests have made apartment unlivabl

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Bronx Tenant Reports Mold, Collapsed Ceilings in Apartment

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By the MycoTest News Desk · Reviewed for accuracy by MycoTest's environmental testing specialists A tenant in Bedford Park, a neighborhood in the Bronx, New...

Mold — Family says $9.5M Overland Park house is 'uninhabitable' due to mold, blames homebuilder - KSHB 41 Kansas City

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Kansas Family Claims $9.5M Home Uninhabitable Due to Mold

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By the MycoTest News Desk · Reviewed for accuracy by MycoTest's environmental testing specialists A Kansas family is taking legal action against a homebuilder after...

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Water-Stained Drywall: How to Tell If Mold Is Growing Behind It

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By the MycoTest News Desk · Reviewed for accuracy by MycoTest's environmental testing specialists That brownish ring on your ceiling or the discolored patch along...

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Asbestos in Old Insulation: What Homeowners Need to Know

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By the MycoTest News Desk · Reviewed for accuracy by MycoTest's environmental testing specialists If your home was built before 1980, there is a real...