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Binders: What are they and why do I need them?
March 28, 2025

Binders: What are they and why do I need them?

When mold grows in a building, it likes to be alone without any competition. In this state, it produces biological toxins (biotoxins) as a defense…

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Bloomberg: Mold Removal Specialist Pure Maintenance Announces Crossing the Milestone of 170 Different Locations
March 28, 2025

Bloomberg: Mold Removal Specialist Pure Maintenance Announces Crossing the Milestone of 170 Different Locations

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Characteristics of PAA
March 28, 2025

Characteristics of PAA

PAA or Peracetic Acid has been somewhat of a buzz word in recent years, not only in the safety and health world but across numerous well-known industries…

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Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome "CIRS"
March 28, 2025

Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome "CIRS"

We often run into customers who talk of Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS). CIRS occurs when there is widespread inflammation caused by a…

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Clues That Can Be As Important Or More Important Than Air Quality Test Results
March 28, 2025

Clues That Can Be As Important Or More Important Than Air Quality Test Results

When a customer calls because they believe they might have mold in their home, the easiest thing to do is to take an air quality test. It makes me crazy…

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Common Mistakes That We All Make And What We Can Learn From Them
March 28, 2025

Common Mistakes That We All Make And What We Can Learn From Them

‍Is it efflorescence or mold on cinder-block or cement

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Does Ozone Treatment Work for Mold Remediation?
March 28, 2025

Does Ozone Treatment Work for Mold Remediation?

Occasionally we run into customers who have attempted ozone remediation and have been disappointed. Ozone is a naturally-occurring gas. As part of the…

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EMF's - Electromagnetic Fields
March 28, 2025

EMF's - Electromagnetic Fields

The interaction of electromagnetic fields and mold in homes and buildings are receiving much more attention recently. According to the EPA, molds produce

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Frequently Asked Questions About Mold
March 28, 2025

Frequently Asked Questions About Mold

Mold information on the internet can be complicated, and quite frankly, really misleading. Here are the most common questions we often answer from…

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Guidance from CDC on Reopening Buildings after Prolonged Shutdowns
March 28, 2025

Guidance from CDC on Reopening Buildings after Prolonged Shutdowns

It is important to understand that every building or facility in the world is operating on the very edge of becoming a mold-infested disaster. Buildings…

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Guide To Mold Damage & Insurance Coverage
March 28, 2025

Guide To Mold Damage & Insurance Coverage

Our team of restoration experts at Pure Maintenance take pride in offering cost-effective solutions, often cheaper than most insurance deductibles…

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Home Construction Changes and Mold
March 28, 2025

Home Construction Changes and Mold

I have concluded that mold and “mold load” in homes is getting worse, not better. Over the past 40 years, we have made some significant changes, that have…

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Improving our Health by Improving Indoor Air Quality
March 28, 2025

Improving our Health by Improving Indoor Air Quality

By Mike Adams, Founder and CEO of Pure Maintenance

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Inner Walls Conversation
March 28, 2025

Inner Walls Conversation

By Mike Adams, Founder and CEO of Pure Maintenance

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International Business Times: Mold Removal Specialist Pure Maintenance Announces Crossing the Milestone of 170 Different Locations
March 28, 2025

International Business Times: Mold Removal Specialist Pure Maintenance Announces Crossing the Milestone of 170 Different Locations

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Is Mold Making Your Child Sick? How to Tell and What to Do About It
March 28, 2025

Is Mold Making Your Child Sick? How to Tell and What to Do About It

Parenting is one of life’s most precious gifts. Each day brings new joys, new lessons, and a limitless supply of love. As a parent, it’s only natural to…

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Is There a Link Between Neurological Issues and Mold Exposure?
March 28, 2025

Is There a Link Between Neurological Issues and Mold Exposure?

It comes up often in our call center- customers and potential customers who complain of brain fog, forgetfulness, anxiety, depression, etc. To the casual…

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Is UV Light Effective At Killing Mold?
March 28, 2025

Is UV Light Effective At Killing Mold?

You can google UV light and mold and stumble onto a plethora of information and mis-information relative to UV (ultra violet) light and its attempt to…

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Is Your Home and Your Body Full of Toxins? What can be done?
March 28, 2025

Is Your Home and Your Body Full of Toxins? What can be done?

We all grew up with the notion, “you are what you eat”. But there is a much less known axiom relating to this which is, “You are what you Breathe”. The…

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Mold Illness Treatment Mistakes
March 28, 2025

Mold Illness Treatment Mistakes

Mold sickness treatment can be complicated and overwhelming. Trust me, I know that. After spending years guiding people to recovery, I have noticed the…

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Mold in Crawl Spaces
March 28, 2025

Mold in Crawl Spaces

Oftentimes we encounter homes with elevated “Mold Load”. Remember this term, it is becoming more and more popular in Naturopathic circles. “Mold load” is…

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Mold Testing Methods
March 28, 2025

Mold Testing Methods

I am often asked about mold testing and specifically, what is the best way to test for mold. The answer is multifaceted and a little complicated. First of…

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More About Mold Load
March 28, 2025

More About Mold Load

The term “mold load” has been an effective way of describing the mold burden that is in our homes. Not entirely different from high or low blood pressure…

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Mycotoxins and Mold
March 28, 2025

Mycotoxins and Mold

Someone show me a home that is Mold Free, yet still has Mycotoxins present!

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Mycotoxins Might Not Be The Problem
March 28, 2025

Mycotoxins Might Not Be The Problem

This could actually be titled, “Stop trusting disaster Companies” Or “Stop Trusting Air Quality Testing!” Or “Since when do we trust air quality tests?”

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Mycotoxins
March 28, 2025

Mycotoxins

We are often asked, “Will our treatment kill Mycotoxins”? Well, based on literally thousands of case studies of happy, healthy customers, the answer is a…

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Opening Up After a Shutdown
March 28, 2025

Opening Up After a Shutdown

During the pandemic, many commercial businesses, government buildings, etc. were shut down for an extended period of time. Pandemic aside, a potentially…

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Pure Maintenance Patented Equipment VS Backpack or Handheld Sprayers and Other Mold Remediation Approaches
March 28, 2025

Pure Maintenance Patented Equipment VS Backpack or Handheld Sprayers and Other Mold Remediation Approaches

At the recent Directors Club meeting, it was requested that the licensees have access to a document to list the pros and cons of the Pure Maintenance…

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Restoring Home Health is First Step in Healing
March 28, 2025

Restoring Home Health is First Step in Healing

Everyone knows that mold in our living environments does not go down with a fight. We’ve all heard that you shouldn’t try “killing” mold with RTU (ready…

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The Dead Mold Myth
March 28, 2025

The Dead Mold Myth

The question gets asked often. What do we tell customers who have either read or been told that “dead mold” can still make you sick. To answer this and…

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The Molecules of Life
March 28, 2025

The Molecules of Life

In this series of posts, I’ll be explaining how peracetic acid (PAA) kills or inactivates microbes. But first I need to set the stage. PAA is a highly…

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The Top 4 Reasons Mold Treatments Fail
March 28, 2025

The Top 4 Reasons Mold Treatments Fail

The Pure Maintenance VaPURE treatment is a terrific way of ridding a home of mold, spores, and associated mycotoxins. It is amazing to know that in just a…

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Top 10 Places Mold Might Be hiding Inside Your Home
March 28, 2025

Top 10 Places Mold Might Be hiding Inside Your Home

Mold is becoming more and more of a health concern as the country is becoming educated on the dangers of mold and associated mold toxins. There are a…

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What are Indoor Allergies and What Causes Them?
March 28, 2025

What are Indoor Allergies and What Causes Them?

Allergies are a body’s way of reacting to a substance that does not irritate many other people. When that substance enters the body, we produce antibodies…

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What is Happening To Our Homes?
March 28, 2025

What is Happening To Our Homes?

Why are so many homes that have been professionally remediated still making one or more family members sick? The flood or serious leak occurred, the…

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What Is The IICRC?
March 28, 2025

What Is The IICRC?

The subject of IICRC comes up often in our industry. When the Pure Maintenance VaPure system is explained to customers, inspectors, and realtors; many ask…

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What is The Link Between Lyme Disease and Mold?
March 28, 2025

What is The Link Between Lyme Disease and Mold?

A brief definition straight from the internet: Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium named Borrelia…

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What's a Quat?
March 28, 2025

What's a Quat?

It’s a very broad term, and an important concept to understand when discussing the dangers of traditional disinfectants and sterilants, and the beauty and…

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When Mold Dries, Is It Dead?
March 28, 2025

When Mold Dries, Is It Dead?

This is one of the most common misconceptions involving mold. There is much confusion between what is dormant mold and what is dead mold. Mold is a fungus…

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Where Does Mold Come From?
March 28, 2025

Where Does Mold Come From?

Mold is a fungus that occurs naturally within an ecosystem. Mold, mildew, yeast, and other fungi serve a variety of purposes in nature. These include…

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Which Mold is the Most Dangerous?
March 28, 2025

Which Mold is the Most Dangerous?

We often encounter customers that ask us, “Is this a dangerous mold?” or, “What type of mold is the most dangerous?”. The short answer is practically all…

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Who to Call for Mold Removal
March 28, 2025

Who to Call for Mold Removal

When an air quality test is taken in a water-damaged home or building, the test is measuring one thing- the number of spores that are floating around in…

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Why Does My Produce Produce Mold?
March 28, 2025

Why Does My Produce Produce Mold?

I have often been asked to look at a home for potential mold problems. One common denominator that seems to often follow a home with elevated "Mold…

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Why is Mold an Epidemic
March 28, 2025

Why is Mold an Epidemic

Mold is not a new problem, however; mold is a rapidly growing problem. We know that even in biblical times, the Lord gave pretty direct instructions to…

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Why Traditional Remediation Does Not Get Rid of Mold
March 28, 2025

Why Traditional Remediation Does Not Get Rid of Mold

I have often been asked about traditional “tear-out” remediation. Let me first say, I believe that there are a time and a place for traditional tear out…

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Will Mold on Bread Hurt You?
March 28, 2025

Will Mold on Bread Hurt You?

Why does my bread get moldy so fast? And is it normal? The answer to this is not as simple as one might think. Some bread naturally is more prone to mold…

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