Photograph Courtesy of Pierre Billard. Pierre is a Tennessee Home inspector (Tennessee Lic # 719) who provides microbial/mold screening to his clients. Click here to visit his WEBPAGE. Microbial growth and mold are big problems in Tennessee crawlspaces. Our hot and humid summers, plus considerable rainfall, fuel microbial growth in crawlspaces. Microbes and mold often […]
Microbial Dark Matter
The vast majority of microbes, especially bacteria, are currently not culturable on petri dishes. Scientists are using DNA to unravel and identify these microbes through sophisticated DNA sequencing techniques. The DNA of those unknown microbes are extracted directly from the environment that they inhabit. Using powerful computation, developed by the branch of science known as […]
Hepatitis A Virus Outbreak linked to Fecal-Oral Route
As of 14 Aug 2017, 333 confirmed or probable Hepatitis A virus (HAV) cases have been reported in an ongoing outbreak in San Diego County. Seventy percent of the cases have been hospitalized, and 3 percent of patients have died. The cases range in age from 19 to 87 years, 68% are male. Approximately, 39% of […]
Pathogen Detection Drone in the News
An update on the Pathogen Detection Drone technology that incorporates Assured Bio Labs’ patented M-TRAP technology. The article was published in Venture Nashville Connections. Click Here to link to the published article: Pathogen Detection Drone
Innovative Drone Technology Incorporates Assured Bio Labs’ patented M-TRAP® Technology to Capture Mold and Plant Pathogens.
Assured Bio Labs is excited to collaborate with GeoAir to bring rapid disease detection to farmers and grower. The ability to detect plant disease pathogens, and pinpoint the location of early infection in a field crop, such as corn or soybeans, will allow farmers to treat disease hot-spots in a field with pesticides, rather than […]
Pioneer in merging indoor environmental issues with architecture passed away.
Steve M. Hays, 66, founding partner and chairman emeritus of the Nashville based Gobbell Hays Partners (GHP) Environmental + Architecture firm, died Thursday after an extended illness. For more than 30 years, Hays, a chemical engineer, was known nationally for identifying and safely mitigating hazards related to asbestos, mold and lead-based paints in buildings. Hays […]
Assured Bio Labs is awarded a Small Business Federal Contract.
Assured Bio is excited to announce that they have been awarded a small business, Federal contract by the U.S. Air Force. Assured Bio will use their, state-of-the-art, DNA technology to determine the population structure of a rare endangered species of sunflower that only occurs on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Less than 1,000 adult plants […]
A Homeowners Protocol to Treat Well & Spring Water for Coliform Bacteria, Giardia and Cryptosporidium Contamination.
Well and spring water may become contaminated with harmful coliform bacteria and protozoans. Assured Bio Labs is certified to test well water for contamination. However, when positive results are reported, homeowners must take action to prevent illness and disease. There are companies that specialize in treating contaminated natural water supplies. However, they may not be […]
Mold and Microbe Detecting Drone
Assured Bio Labs, and GeoAir of Knoxville TN have teamed up to develop a microbial detecting drone. The drone incorporates Assured Bio’s patented M-TRAP® microbe capture technology. Follow our blog for future updates and exciting developments in Microbiology and the Built-Environment.
M-TRAP® Capture Technology used to evaluate mold and bacterial exposure from Air Condition Systems.
Recent studies conducted in the Great Basin Desert region of the United States have shown that skin test reactivity to fungal and dust mite allergens are increased in children with asthma or allergy living in homes with evaporative coolers (EC). The M-TRAP® air sampling cassette was used to examine occupant exposure to microbes from homes with […]
