New Jersey Mold Inspectors and Analysts Association

The New Jersey Environmental Inspectors and Analysts Association (NJEIAA) is encouraging home buyers to commission a licensed asbestos inspector prior to finally agreeing to purchase an older home that may have been built with construction materials that may contain Asbestos. Asbestos is a material used in building and construction that has later on been determined as carcinogenic by health officials around the world. While it is banned around the world, some homes and commercial properties built more than 30 years ago may still have traces of this harmful element. While it may not be harmful per se when undisturbed, once it has been moved, or disturbed during random repairs or remodeling, or even demolition, its fibers ill be released and can cause irreversible illnesses like lung cancer and Asbestosis. NJEIAA President Noel Ivanson says older homes may be charming, but buyers have to look beyond that charm and be realistic about the possible problems that can occur as they set