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Client: New Philadelphia museum
EES Service: Tested indoor air quality to ensure safe conditions for visitors and staff
Created testing strategy based on ASHRAE Standard 113-2009
Tested for formaldehyde, temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and oxides of nitrogen
Conducted visual inspection of accessible sections of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to identify conditions that might impact indoor air quality
Result: Determined that museum occupants were generally not exposed to any unusual indoor air conditions with few minor exceptions recommended for correction
Client: Washington, D.C. Embassy
EES Service: General indoor air quality assessment including multiple air quality tests in response to complaints by several employees of allergic reactions, headaches, breathing difficulties and sinus congestion
Assessed overall air quality by monitoring routine indicators of temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide levels
Collected samples for airborne particulate and bulk samples from building materials and/or debris for evaluation of microbial contamination and allergens
Conducted visual inspection of accessible sections of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system to identify conditions that might impact indoor air quality
Assessed impact of potential exterior emission sources and observed air supply and distribution within office space using smoke tubes to provide qualitative index of air movement
Result: Summarized findings; made recommendations for improvement of environmental conditions and/or maintenance of HVAC system; set company on path to improved air quality
Standard indoor air quality tests: temperature, relative humidity, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, VOC, and any other parameters that may be necessary
EPA compliance stack testing services
Industrial hygiene personal exposure monitoring for chemical and/or noise exposure
If you have air quality concerns, EES will unravel the issues and chart a path forward. For indoor air quality testing, we begin by interviewing you and other impacted employees, then conduct testing, and finally, assess effective line(s) of action.
For stack testing, we follow permit and EPA requirements. For industrial hygiene exposure monitoring, we exceed OSHA requirements through evaluation, testing and recommendations for engineering and administrative controls. (See our Industrial Hygiene services page for more information)
EES has been providing environmental health & safety consulting and engineering services for more than 25 years, serving healthcare, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, aerospace and higher education organizations across the United States and Canada.
President and Engineer Tom Petersen, P.E. has more than 36 years of environmental engineering, health & safety and process safety experience.