Services
Inspections matched to the question you actually need answered.
9 core mold inspection services, 7 specialty mold and indoor air quality tests, and a statewide Post-Remediation Verification pillar (PRV FL). Every service performed personally by Daniel Melendez, Florida-licensed mold assessor, ACAC CMI, NAERMC CMH, Certified Pathways™ Technician, B.S. Microbiology.
What services does PureSpec Environmental offer?
PureSpec Environmental offers mold inspection, mold testing, and specialty environmental testing across Orlando, Central Florida, and statewide. Core services include entire-property and limited-scope mold inspections, HVAC health checks, post-remediation verification, pre-drywall inspections, and Legionella water testing; specialty testing covers ERMI, HERTSMI-2, mycotoxin, VOC, formaldehyde, and endotoxin panels. Every service is performed personally by a Florida-licensed mold assessor (MRSA #4575) with a microbiology degree, independent of any remediation company. Testing is targeted to the question and the field conditions rather than run as a fixed battery, because a panel that does not match the question produces a number without an answer behind it. Every engagement ends in a written report carrying photographs, instrument data, and laboratory results under chain of custody. PureSpec performs environmental assessment and testing only: we inspect, test, and verify, and we never perform remediation, so a finding is never the opening of a quote.
Core services
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Full Inspection
Entire Property Mold Inspection
A whole-home mold inspection covering every accessible space, attic to slab. Daniel personally performs a visual survey, moisture-meter mapping, thermal imaging, and HVAC and attic evaluation, then collects accredited-laboratory air or surface samples and delivers a written report.
- Visual survey
- Moisture & thermal
- Lab air/surface sampling
- Written report
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Targeted Areas
Limited Scope Mold Inspection
The same scientific method as a full inspection, focused on the one room, wall, or system you already suspect. Includes targeted moisture readings, a visual assessment of the area, and laboratory sampling scoped to that specific concern, at a lower cost than a whole-property inspection.
- Single area or system
- Moisture readings
- Targeted lab sample
- Scoped report
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Renters & IAQ
Tenant-Friendly Mold Inspection
Independent, third-party mold documentation for Florida renters whose landlord or property manager has not resolved an environmental concern. Includes visual inspection, moisture and indoor-air-quality observations, and laboratory sampling when warranted, packaged as a written environmental record the client may share with the property owner, property manager, insurer, or other relevant third party at their discretion.
- Visual inspection
- Air/moisture readings
- Lab-verified results
- Clear written report
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Office & Commercial
Commercial Mold Inspection & Testing
Mold assessment for offices, retail, schools, healthcare, and hospitality properties. Includes multi-zone air and surface sampling, HVAC evaluation, and documentation organized for property managers, insurers, and other project stakeholders, structured for a commercial building rather than a residential checklist.
- Multi-zone sampling
- HVAC evaluation
- Stakeholder reporting
- Scheduling around ops
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Independent Clearance
Post-Remediation Verification (PRV)
Independent clearance testing after a remediation contractor finishes the work. Includes visual verification of the contained area, an outdoor baseline comparison, accredited-lab air sampling, and a clear pass or re-clean report, performed by an assessor who never does remediation.
- Visual clearance
- Outdoor baseline
- Accredited-lab air test
- Pass / re-clean report
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Builders & GCs
Pre-Drywall Mold Inspection
Document the framing before drywall closes the walls for good. Includes a moisture survey of the structure, a visual inspection of sheathing and framing, and laboratory swabs of any visible growth, giving builders and owners a clean, dated baseline on record before finish work.
- Framing moisture survey
- Sheathing inspection
- Lab swab of growth
- Dated baseline
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Air Handler & Ducts
HVAC Mold Inspection
A focused inspection of the system where most Florida indoor mold begins. Includes evaluation of the coil, drain pan, plenum, and return-side ductwork, with surface swabs and air sampling when conditions warrant, so a contaminated air handler is caught before it seeds the whole house.
- Coil & drain pan
- Plenum & ductwork
- Surface swabs
- Air sampling
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Storm & Flood Response
Storm & Flood Damage Mold Inspection
Flooded or storm-damaged? Mold can start in 24 to 48 hours. The first-72-hours playbook, plus an independent, microbiologist-led assessment with accredited-lab documentation of the conditions found. Active water situations prioritized.
- 72-hour action plan
- Moisture & thermal mapping
- Detailed environmental report
- Priority scheduling
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Add-On Analysis
Allergen Testing
When a mold test is not the whole question, this laboratory analysis identifies pollen and other biological and nonbiological particles in collected air samples, from plant and animal material to fungal fragments and fibers. Reported by sample, added to any inspection or booked on its own.
- Pollen & plant material
- Skin cells, hair & mites
- Fungal hyphal fragments
- Cellulose, glass & synthetic fibers
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Indoor Air Quality
Indoor Air Quality Testing
One microbiologist-led investigation covering the full panel range: mold, VOCs, formaldehyde, mycotoxins (including EMMA), ERMI, endotoxins, and allergens. Identifies which contaminant is actually degrading your air, not just whether mold is present, with accredited-lab analysis and a plain-English report.
- Seven lab panels
- VOC & formaldehyde
- Mycotoxin & endotoxin
- Allergen & ERMI
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Lab Data Only
Mold Testing
Lab data without a full inspection, for when you already know you need numbers. Includes calibrated air-pump collection, surface and dust options such as ERMI and HERTSMI-2, and accredited-laboratory analysis returned with a plain-English interpretation you can act on.
- Calibrated air pump
- Surface & dust options
- ERMI / HERTSMI-2
- Plain-English results
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Loan Water Testing
FHA / VA Water Testing
Certified well-water testing required for FHA and VA home loans on properties with a private well. Includes proper sample collection, documented chain of custody, and accredited-lab analysis of the required parameters, returned as lender-ready documentation on schedule for closing.
- Certified collection
- Chain of custody
- Accredited-lab analysis
- Lender-ready report
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Assessor-Only Scope
Mold Remediation Protocol Development
A written remediation scope of work that your contractor is required to follow, and can be checked against afterward. Includes containment and engineering specifications, removal boundaries, and measurable clearance criteria, developed by an assessor who stays fully independent of the remediation.
- Containment specs
- Removal boundaries
- Clearance criteria
- Contractor-ready scope
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Water Testing
Legionella Water Testing
Independent Legionella sampling of building water systems, cooling towers, potable water, spas, and fountains, analyzed by an accredited laboratory. For ASHRAE 188 water-management compliance, healthcare and hospitality facilities, and outbreak response. We test; we do not remediate.
- Cooling towers
- Potable water
- Spas & fountains
- Accredited lab
Specialty environmental testing
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Specialty Testing
Mycotoxin Testing
PureSpec offers mycotoxin testing using dust, surface and air samples. Sample selection depends on the agreed testing scope and the applicable laboratory method. The laboratory analyzes them for the secondary metabolites produced by certain mold species. The test identifies the p…
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Specialty Testing
ERMI Mold Testing
Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) testing uses standardized DNA-based analysis of dust samples to quantify 36 indicator mold spe…
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Specialty Testing
HERTSMI-2 Mold Testing
HERTSMI-2 is a focused subset of the ERMI panel, measuring 5 high-relevance indicator species. It uses the same DNA-based methodology as ERM…
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Specialty Testing
Endotoxin Testing
PureSpec offers endotoxin testing using dust and water samples. The laboratory analyzes them for bacterial endotoxins (lipopolysaccharides from gram-negative bacteria). The test document…
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Specialty Testing
VOC Testing
Volatile organic compound (VOC) testing analyzes indoor air for airborne organic chemicals from off-gassing materials, cleaning products, co…
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Specialty Testing
Formaldehyde Testing
Formaldehyde testing uses active air sampling to quantify formaldehyde concentration in indoor air. Common in new construction, post-renovat…
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Specialty Testing
Pathways™ Testing
Peptide-bond protein detection on microfiber swabs at building perimeter and transition points. Maps mold-contamination pathways at the protein level for complete investigations, CIRS/MCAS workups, and post-water-loss verification. Daniel is a Certified Pathways™ Technician.
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Environmental Screening
ATP Environmental Screening
Rapid biological residue measurement using the Hygiena SystemSURE Plus / UltraSnap platform during water damage, sewage, mold, HVAC, and post-remediation investigations. Environmental screening only, not a pathogen test.
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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.
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Consultation
We talk through what you’re seeing, the building, and the question you need answered. Free, no pressure, no upsell.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mold visual inspection
Daniel personally walks every accessible space. No subcontractors.
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Thermal imaging
Infrared imaging surfaces temperature differentials that often correlate with hidden moisture or insulation gaps.
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Moisture mapping
Pin and pinless moisture meters identify elevated wall, floor, and substrate moisture invisible to the eye.
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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.