The new Home Air Check test results point out whether chemical and mold levels in the home air are within a safe range and show potential sources of air contaminants.
A home air sample is gathered by a homeowner or home inspector and submitted to PATI’s laboratory for analysis by degreed chemists. After a few days of submission of samples, the customer receives an easy-to-understand report that shows safe, elevated, or extreme levels of potentially dangerous compounds within the home. These levels are based upon standards set by US Green Building Council and the European Union. The customer also receives a Contamination Index report that outlines possible sources of VOC contaminants in the home air, and gives suggestions for their safe removal.
Home Air Check is the most powerful methodology ever developed to determine VOC and mold levels in a home, stated Lester Keepper, president of PATI. With just one inexpensive test, homeowners and home buyers can assess the level of potentially harmful chemicals in the home air, and receive valuable information on what may be generating an air contamination problem. Even low levels of VOCs and mold can cause serious health effects, particularly to children and those who have chronic respiratory illnesses like asthma. We’re delighted to bring our proven air testing technologies from the industrial community to the home marketplace so that homeowners have an easy, accurate, and affordable option to test the quality of the air they breathe every day.
A single Home Air Check test kit covers a 2,000 sq. ft. home. The complete cost, incorporating the analysis and contamination report, is $125. An additional test for formaldehyde levels is also available.
PATI is a US-based consultative air testing laboratory devoted to chemical identification and analysis of air contaminants.
