New Home Test Kit

The below press release about a new user-friendly self test kit sounds very much like the EPA ERMI. Anyone interested in knowing more about ERMI can contact me via this BLOG and I'll be happy to send you info.

Jeff


National Jewish Health Launches Family Air Care(R) Indoor Allergens and Mold Test Kit DENVER, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

Retailer Green Depot, home inspectors, green builders and realtors all on board to market and distribute test

Home owners, buyers and renters can now assure that their indoor environment is healthy and safe with an easy-to-use kit manufactured and serviced by the nation's number one respiratory hospital, National Jewish Health. The Family Air Care(R) Indoor Allergens and Mold Test Kit reports levels of the most common indoor allergens and a relative moldiness index. The product will be especially useful for millions of people with allergies and asthma, who can benefit from lower exposure to allergens and irritants in their environment.

To use, consumers simply attach a small capture device to their vacuum cleaner hose, briefly run the vacuum cleaner in their homes, then mail the collection device to National Jewish Health in a pre-paid envelope provided with the kit. Test results will be posted on a secure Web site, which customers may access with a PIN provided with the kit. In addition to providing specific levels for four allergens (cat, dog, cockroach and dust mite) and a relative moldiness index formulated by the US Environmental Protection Agency, the results also show how customers' homes compare with homes across the nation. Information will also be provided regarding steps that can be taken to reduce allergen levels within the home.

"The Family Air Care(R) kit is the only commercially available indoor-air testing kit that lets customers compare their results with samples from homes around the nation, and offers specific advice about how to interpret the results and what to do after receiving them," said David Tinkelman, MD, Vice President of Health Initiatives at National Jewish Health.
Green Depot, the #1 supplier of environmentally friendly and sustainable building products, services and solutions, will offer the kit for $349 via its e-commerce site, Greendepot.com, and its 5 retail locations.

National Jewish has also partnered with EcoBroker International, the nation's largest network of environmentally oriented and trained real estate agents, and the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors to market and distribute Family Air Care(R).

The kit and additional information are also available at www.familyaircare.com .

SOURCE National Jewish Health

IAQ Resource Library

Lawerence Berkeley National Laboratory, in cooperation with the EPA, has created an IAQ Scientific Findings Resource Bank. The IAQ-SFRB serves as a resource for public health professionals, building professionals, and others who seek scientific information about the effects of IAQ on people's health or work performance. You can access it at http://eetd.lbl.gov/ied/sfrb/sfrb.html