Water Damage
71% of the earth is covered by this
What is water?
Drug famous for being derived from mold
What is Penicillin?
The abbreviation IAQ means this
Indoor Air Quality
Safe or unsafe: Ozone Generators for odor elimination
What is unsafe?
PPE Stands for
What is Personal Protective Equipment
Black water refers to
What is sewage?
Common name for fungus found in a bathroom
What is Mildew?
Percentage of total time people spend indoors on average; answer within 10%
What is 90%
People can detect this many different distinct scents
What is One Trillion?
This noxious gas is released during combustion
What is Carbon Monoxide
When a basement floods, the amount of time it takes for mold to begin to grow
What is 24 hours
Mold needs three things to grow; a food source, a temperature between 40 and 100 degrees and this
What is water?
This banned substance can still be found in some houses in the insulation and floor tiles
What is asbestos?
The scientific name for smell is.
What is Olfaction?
This is the primary gas causing global warming
What is CO2?
These are a source of "gray water"
What is a dishwasher or washing machine
Common type of mold found on leaves in the fall
What is Cladisporium
This polutant causes the most deaths in the US each year
What is Cigarette Smoke
What is Chlorine Dioxide?
The MERV rating on a filter refers to the Minimum Efficiency
What is Reporting Value
This is the name for the study of various properties of air, methods of controlling its temperature and moisture content or humidity
What is Psychrometry?
Type of mold often referred to as "Toxic Black Mold"
What is Stachybotrys
Inadequate ventilation in a home can cause increased levels of this substance
What is CO2 or Formaldehyde?
Reduced ability to smell and to detect odors.
What is Hyposmia?
What is "We help people to breathe easier"?