Sean P. Abbott, Ph.D. is the analytical director and president of Natural Link Mold Lab, Inc. The laboratory specializes in analysis of microbiological samples from contaminated indoor environments and performs testing of products and processes for antimicrobial efficacy. Dr. Abbott currently serves as subcommittee chair for the IICRC S520 Committee, chair of the Basic Science Committee for the Indoor Environmental Institute, and is a director for a local chapter of the American Indoor Air Quality Council. You can contact him via the Web site www.naturallinkmoldlab.com or by phone at (866) 252-MOLD.
Government agencies, schools and other institutions have recently looked towards heat treatment as an effective solution to some common biological contamination problems. The new technology is being considered as an appropriate non-chemical approach to problems in situations where legislation requires or business climate is leaning towards environmentally responsible solutions to contamination issues.