My introduction to the field of bio recovery was in June of 2002. At the time I was employed at one of the “big box” emergency restoration franchises when the phone rang on what can only be described as a glorious Saturday afternoon, weather-wise.

Bats can compress their bodies to squeeze through a hole the size of a quarter. Being that older homes often lack retrofitting to assure no gaps are accessible on the outside of the structure, this type of animal infestation – and its subsequent restoration – can be very common.

It’s mid-April 2014 and David O’Brien, Crime Scene Clean Team/Rapid Responders, is working on a 600 square foot apartment unit. It’s a one-bedroom unit, consisting of a kitchen, bathroom and living area.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is most identified with combat soldiers in the military.

The American Bio-Recovery Association will hold its 18^th annual conference from August 27-29 in Baltimore.

It is estimated that 1.2 million people in the U.S. suffer from compulsive hoarding.

The American Bio-Recovery Association (ABRA) has named Andrew P. Yurchuck as its new president of the Board of Directors, according to a press release. Yurchuck has been an ABRA member for 12 years and served on the association’s executive board in 2006 and 2012.

Bio-recovery and trauma cleaning is far from glamorous, but it’s a job that someone has to do. 

Many bioremediation projects happen at structures such as homes and hotels, but what few people know is how frequently there are calls for non-structure biohazard clean-ups, such as autos and machinery.