Anthony Pomales, your HOUSE DOCTOR, is a member of the Indoor Air Quality Association.

http://www.iaqa.org/consumer-info

He holds the Prestigious “Council Certified Microbial Remediation Supervisor” Designation (CMRS) http://acac.org/about/accreditation.aspx

He also holds the Water Damage (WRT) and the Applied Microbial Remediation Technician (AMRT) Certification from the Institute of Inspection and Cleaning "http://www.certifiedcleaners.org/factSheet.shtml

Anthony Pomales has Inspected over 5,000 Mold and Water Damage Homes over the pass 20 years.

Tony has been feature on T.V http://www.momseveryday.com/lansing-jackson/health/129826788.html

He has also been featured in the community news and as held numerous seminars throughout the state of Michigan. In 2007 Anthony Pomales was honored to receive an invitation by a Michigan State University PHD Professor to hold a joint Community Seminar on “Water and Mold in Basements”.

Other Certification Tony has held:

Basement Environment Specialist ( Basement Systems Network)

Basement Waterproofing Professional. (Basement Systems Network)

Indoor Air Quality Certified Professional (International Air Quality Commission)

Professional Environmental Inspector (PRO-LAB)

Council Certified Residential Mold Inspector (ACAC)

Anthony Pomales has recently received an Endorsement from the world renown EXPERT, Dr. Doris Rapp MD., F.A.A.A., F.A.A.P. Dr. Rapp is a board-certified environmental medical specialist and pediatric allergist for children. She was a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is a New York Times Best selling author and Board Certified in Environmental Medicine, Pediatrics, and Allergy. She has written “ Is this Your Child?” and “Our Toxic World”

Dr. Rapp has been featured on Oprah, Donahue, Maurry Povich, Larry King, Montel Willams, Sally Jesse Rapial, Ted Koppel and The Debra Duncan Show.

“ Tony is not only an expert- He cares! He wants it done right! He shares knowledge with others. Thank You!” - Doris J. Rapp MD

  When you inhale, you breathe in air along with any particles that are in the air. This breath of air, along with the particles, travel into your respiratory system, and along the way the particles can stick to the sides of the airway or travel much deeper into the lungs. Your lungs produce mucus to trap particles and there are also tiny hairs (called cilia) that move the mucus and particles out of the lungs. Particle Matter in the size of 2.5 micron and smaller can can get down into the deepest (alveolar) portions of the lungs when gas exchange occurs between the air and your blood stream. These are the most dangerous particles because the alveolar portion of the lungs has no efficient means of removing them and if the particles are water soluble, they can pass into the blood stream within minutes. If they are not water soluble, they remain in the alveolar portion of the lungs for a long time.




However, when the small particles go deeply into the lungs and become trapped this can result in lung disease, emphysema and/or lung cancer in some cases. Exercise and physical activity cause people to breathe faster and more deeply and to take more particles into their lungs. The United States Environmental Protection Agency reported that studies suggested small particles can leave the lung and travel through the blood to other organs, including the heart.



 

The main effects associated with exposure to particulate matter may include: premature mortality, aggravation of respiratory and cardiovascular disease (indicated by increased hospital admissions and emergency room visits, school absences, loss of work days, and restricted activity days) aggravated asthma, acute respiratory symptoms, chronic bronchitis, decreased lung function and increased myocardial infarction. Epidemiological studies suggest that exposure to particulate matter may result in tens of thousands of excess deaths per year, and many more cases of illness among the US population.