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DDRS Staff
Article Date
07/2021.
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While there is some commonality between EPA [EPA/CDC/OSHA/ FEMA/HUD — Federal Guidelines] and IICRC mold remediation guidance, they are in many respects quite different, and in some cases polar opposites, as to how mold is both assessed and remediated.
Mold Assessment & Remediation: EPA vs IICRC is not simply a list of what is included in EPA and S520 mold guidance. Rather, we highlight major differences between the two guidelines and offer perspective as to why one or the other may be a better choice for mold professionals with special application to Florida’s Mold Laws. As well, we point out several significant inconsistencies found in IICRC S520-2015.
Key Questions
IICRC defines a Mold Assessment as: a process performed by an indoor environmental professional (IEP) that includes the evaluation of data obtained from a building history and inspection to formulate an initial hypothesis about the origin, description, location, and extent of Condition 2 or 3.
The IICRC Mold Contamination Conditions 1,2,3 are based on testing for settled spores in surface dust and not on visual inspection and not on air sampling.
- Is there any other industry guidance that defines assessment in such a way?
- How did this definition come about?
- Who uses it and who teaches it?
- How are conditions of settled dust used to determine remediation response?
- How is conditions of settled dust used for post remediation verification of a successful remediation outcome?
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Why 5-Star? Important / useful background information on mold assessment and remediation, particularly regarding EPA [federal guidelines] vs IICRC S520-2015
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