Test Kits for mold and indoor pollutants. (Products & Services).

Pure Air Control Services (PACS) has developed a do-it-yourself method for qualitatively testing indoor-air contaminants. Everyone from homeowners to building managers can use these indoor air quality (IAQ) tests.

The First Response Indoor Air Quality-Screen Test Kit (IAQ-STK) provides an easy-to-use and inexpensive way to find allergens and dangerous toxins in a home or workplace. This kit evaluates the following conditions:

* presence of allergens (e.g., from dust mites, cats, cockroaches, or fungi);

* hydrothermal conditions (e.g., relative humidity and temperature);

* aerobiology (e.g., fungal elements, insect detritus, fiberglass, pollen, dust, and skin cell fragments that may be floating in the air); and

* precipitated particulates (e.g., fungal elements, insect detritus, fiberglass, pollen, dust, and skin cell fragments that may have fallen onto surfaces).

Once samples are taken, they are sent to the PACS Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory. Analysis is performed by a staff microbiologist, and results are identified within five to 10 days. Twenty-four-hour turnaround is available at additional cost.

The First Response Indoor Air Quality Screen Test Kit is available on a special introductory offer for $375. Mold Screen Test kits also are available, starting at $60, and Professional Indoor Environmental Quality kits are available for $995. Training is available as well.

To order a Mold Screen Test kit, an Indoor Air Quality-Screen Test Kit, or a Professional Indoor Environmental Quality kit, call (800) 422-PURE (7873) or visit Pure Air on the Web at http://www.pureaircontrols.com.