For healthcare providers
Environmental data for your CIRS & MCAS patients.
PureSpec Environmental is often referred by healthcare professionals working with environmentally sensitive patients. Daniel Melendez is an Indoor Environmental Professional (IEP), Florida-licensed mold inspector (MRSA #4575), and microbiologist who provides detailed environmental assessment data, sampling, lab analysis, building condition documentation, that integrates with your clinical evaluation.
Listed environmental provider on the Respirare Labs mycotoxin testing directory, AMEA and MESA panels.
Standard coverage includes Orange, Seminole, Lake, Osceola and Polk counties. For properties outside these counties, contact PureSpec for a written quote before booking. Any travel charge is disclosed in your written quote.
Why providers refer to PureSpec
A microbiologist who reads lab data the way your lab does.
- Indoor Environmental Professional (IEP): the modern industry designation defined by the IICRC S520 standard for the third-party expert who scopes microbial conditions. Independent from any remediation contractor by definition.
- Microbiology degree: Daniel reads spore counts, the mix of mold types reported, and ERMI/HERTSMI-2 lab output the way a microbiologist does, not as a checklist.
- Lab analyst background: Before founding PureSpec, Daniel analyzed mold samples inside accredited environmental laboratories.
- Independent: assessment-only, so there is no remediation upsell. PureSpec performs assessment and testing only and does not provide remediation.
- Specialty testing: ERMI, HERTSMI-2, mycotoxin, endotoxin, VOC, formaldehyde available when your clinical question warrants.
- Traceable documentation: chain-of-custody records, sampling logs, and laboratory results reported at the taxonomic resolution supported by the selected analytical method. Environmental results may be shared with a healthcare provider, but PureSpec does not provide clinical interpretation or medical conclusions.
FAQ for clinicians
Quick answers for referring providers.
What deliverables do you produce for a CIRS/MCAS environmental workup?
A written report with photos, moisture readings, thermal imaging findings, sampling chain-of-custody documentation, and accredited-lab results. Reports include laboratory results at the taxonomic resolution the selected analytical method supports. Suitable for direct release to your clinical record with patient consent.
What sampling do you recommend for environmentally sensitive patients?
It depends on your clinical question. Common starting points: ERMI or HERTSMI-2 for cumulative dust assessment, mycotoxin testing for specific compound documentation, air sampling for current-state spore concentrations. We tailor the panel to your specific question, and explicitly document our reasoning so your record reflects the rationale.
What is your typical turnaround?
Most inspections scheduled within 48 hours, and the written report within 24 hours of lab return. Laboratory turnaround depends on the panel; contact PureSpec for current availability.
Do you provide reports to the patient or directly to the provider?
Either, with patient consent. Many providers prefer direct release to streamline integration into the clinical record. We accommodate either workflow.
How do we establish a referral relationship?
Call (321) 324-7756 or email Info@purespecenvironmental.com. Daniel will set up a brief intro call to align on workflow, deliverable format, and any specific lab preferences your practice uses.
Important: PureSpec performs environmental assessment and testing only. We do not diagnose, treat, or provide medical advice. Interpretation of how environmental data relates to any medical condition is the role of a licensed healthcare provider.
How an inspection actually works
Twelve steps. Same scientific process, every property.
The depth of each step adapts to your situation. Tracer smoke testing and borescope inspection happen when conditions warrant. Sampling is decided based on what your specific environment is asking, not a fixed checklist.
- 01
Consultation
We talk through what you’re seeing, the building, and the question you need answered. Free, no pressure, no upsell.
- 02
Humidity and dew point
Temperature, relative humidity and dew point are recorded room by room, with an outdoor reference, because a surface colder than the dew point collects water without any leak.
- 03
Indoor air quality screening
Real-time particle counts across size channels, with on-site carbon dioxide, VOC and formaldehyde screening, room by room. Screening, not laboratory analysis.
- 04
Comprehensive HVAC evaluation
Each air handler is opened and checked: blower compartment, coil, drain pan, supply and return plenums, filter, and the attic duct runs it feeds. A frequent hidden source of indoor mold in Florida buildings.
- 05
Tracer smoke testing when needed
Smoke makes local air movement visible at the HVAC system and around penetrations and openings; temperature, humidity and surface-temperature readings help evaluate whether condensation is possible.
- 06
Mold visual inspection
Daniel personally walks every accessible space. No subcontractors.
- 07
Thermal imaging
Infrared imaging surfaces temperature differentials that often correlate with hidden moisture or insulation gaps.
- 08
Moisture mapping
Pin and pinless moisture meters identify elevated wall, floor, and substrate moisture invisible to the eye.
- 09
Targeted sampling
Air, surface, swab, ERMI, HERTSMI-2, mycotoxin, Pathways™, VOC, or formaldehyde, only the tests your situation warrants.
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Lab analysis
Samples sent to AIHA-LAP-accredited third-party laboratories. Results returned within 24 to 72 hours of receipt.
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Written report
Plain-English report with photos, lab data, moisture readings, observations, and clear next steps. Organized so the client and relevant third parties can follow the observations, data, methods and basis for the assessment conclusions.
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Remediation protocol when warranted
If assessment findings support professional remediation, Daniel can write, as an optional add-on quoted separately, the IICRC S520-aligned remediation protocol, scope, containment, methods, and clearance criteria, that the remediation contractor works to. PureSpec does not remediate, so the protocol stays independent of the work crew.