Sampling could include the following IAQ parameters:

• Airborne Particulates
• Carbon Dioxide
• Carbon Monoxide
• Temperature
• Relative Humidity
• Total Volatile Organic Compounds
• Bioaerosals
• Tape Lift or Bulk Sampling
• Combustible Gas, H2S,O2 Levels
• Formaldehyde
• Volatile Organic Compounds & MVOC’s
• Moisture Content

SAMPLING GUIDELINES:

Advanced IAQ Care follows sampling guidelines provided by IAQA guideline IAQA01-2000 and ACGIH Bioaerosols Assessment and Control. (IAQA-Indoor Air Quality Association, ACGIH-American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists).
Samples collected will be evaluated against samples collected from outdoors and non-complaint area.

A full report and analytical results will follow in 15 to 25 days.  Sampling results will be compared to existing IAQ guidelines, or laboratory recommended levels.

METHODS:

• VENTILATION (Carbon Dioxide)

Carbon Dioxide will be sampled using a continuous air-sampling monitor manufactured by Fluke, model 975 Airmeter. Specs: Non-dispersive infrared sensor. Range 0 – 20,000 ppm.

• CARBON MONOXIDE
Carbon Monoxide will be sampled using a continuous air-sampling monitor manufactured by Fluke, model 975 Airmeter. Measures CO from 0 –10,000 ppm.

• TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Temperature and relative humidity will be sampled using a continuous air sampling monitor manufactured by Fluke, model 975 Airmeter. Also a Raytek Infrared thermometer with laser point will be used for accurate zone temperature readings.

• TOTAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) will be performed utilizing a Direct Reading Portable Instrument by RAE Systems, model MultiRAE IR TVOC data logger. This instrument is not specific for individual organic compounds and measures Total VOCs.  Examples of gas detected:  methylene chloride, acetone, naptha, perclorethylene, trichloroethylene and other VOC solvent vapors.
**If our VOC meter detects a VOC gas above 0.1 ppm, an in depth VOC test will be done at an additional charge.
All of our environmental testing is performed by EMSL Laboratories of Westmont, NJ

• VOC Sorbent tube or Suma canister test
Volatile Organic Compounds, or VOCs, are just one compound of potential indoor air pollution. Exposure to VOCs in most indoor environments is inevitable. Many common building materials, furnishing and numerous products used indoors emit these chemicals. Exposure to VOCs may result in both short term and long term health effects. Most information on health effects is related to individual compounds and not the mixtures that are commonly found in indoor environments. There are over 50 VOC analytes that are analyzed.

This method is applicable to air samples. A Gilian HFS-513 air sampling pump will be used to draw 200cc of air for 240 minutes across a sorbent tube. Tube is then frozen and shipped to our lab for analysis. The absorbent material is solvent extracted and analyzed via Gas Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry. Test results take 7 – 10 days. Calibration is performed using a 0-800cc rotometer.

• RESPIRABLE PARTICULATE ANALYSES:
Total respirable particulate counts are performed to determine airborne particulate concentrations. Measurements are taken using a hand held laser particle counter manufactured by ARTI model HHPC-6. The counter is NIST calibration certified once a year. The size of particulates sampled were .3 microns, .5 microns, .7 microns, 1.0 microns, 2.0 microns, and 5.0 microns. Particulates represented with this type of sampling are called secondary contaminants and can make there way deep into the lungs. Particles 10 microns and greater tend to settle out in the environment while particles .3 micron to 5.0 microns tend to stay airborne for longer periods of time. Also these size particulates are associated with mold spore size.
 
• STANDARDS
There are currently standards in place to ensure workers are not overexposed to contaminants in the workplace.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have determined a permissible exposure limit (PEL) for most commonly encountered contaminants in the industry.   However, similar standards have not been established for office environments.  According to the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ANSI/ASHRAE 62-1989 Standard), it has become customary to use one tenth of the industrial limit as an acceptable IAQ guideline.  In addition, ASHRAE has established comfort standards for temperature levels thought to be acceptable to eighty percent of a building’s population.