You may have heard that the Liberal government has issued a ban on all asbestos products in Canada as of 2018. In our opinion, this is great news. Canada hasn’t actively mined asbestos since 2012, but imported materials containing asbestos have still been legally used to create products that Canadians use everyday. Asbestos is an
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What to Do If You Find Asbestos in Your Home… Asbestos was used in homes and other from 1990 and older. It was ideal at the time because it was good for soundproofing, had a decent tensile strength, and was pretty much resistant to heat, electrical and chemical damage. We now know that asbestos
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At Amity Environmental, we work with mould and asbestos — two things we strongly recommend people stay away from. Often homeowners ask us what’s so bad about asbestos if we’re willing to handle it, and that’s a fair question. But first, it’s important to remember that our experts have been trained to handle asbestos safely
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Over the winter months, most Calgarians spend nearly all of their time indoors. In the past, people used to work and spend much more time outside, but today, many of us spend just a few seconds going from house to car. Because of this, the quality of our indoor air has become more and more
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At Amity Environmental, we work with things that most people don’t want to go near. And it makes sense that the average layperson would rather have us deal with the mould and asbestos in their home. After all, when people are exposed to high concentrations of mould or asbestos (or both!), they often end up
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At Amity Environmental, we work with some nasty stuff. Both asbestos and mould are dangerous for adults, but they’re particularly harmful for children. Children (and seniors) have weaker immune systems than the average adult, so both are at an increased risk when mould is left unchecked. Asbestos, on the other hand, can scar the lungs
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We’ve blogged before about the different hazard classifications a mould can have. Basically, moulds are given a hazard rating A, B, or C. Class A moulds are the most dangerous types and directly cause illness in people. Class C moulds are not known to pose health risks to humans, but they still cause structural damage
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Nowadays it seems people have a fear of anything deemed “chemicals” or “unnatural.” But at Amity Environmental, we deal with the nasty side of nature all the time. We help Calgarians with mould problems — a perfectly natural part of the world that none the less causes sickness. We also help homeowners abate asbestos. Like
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In our last blog, we discussed the places that mould can hide. However, mould isn’t the only nasty thing that can sneak into houses. Asbestos was once in over 1200 common household items and materials. Depending on the age of your home, hidden asbestos may be lingering in more than a few places. However, it’s
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Nasty bacteria and germs can get into your rags, sponges, towels, etc, but where does mould typically hide in your home? After all, mould needs the right temperature, a water source, and material that it can break down and consume. We’ve blogged at length about these needs in the past, and anywhere that provides mould
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