Big 2014 Winter Water Damage Increases Need for Environmental Hygienists, Reports Mold Expert

Mold consultant Phillip Fry reports that the severe 2014 winter water and mold damage to residences and commercial buildings increases the need for Certified Environmental Hygienists and Professional Industrial Hygienists in the USA, Canada, and Europe.

Montrose, MI, April 02, 2014 -- Because the brutally-cold and long 2014 winter has caused significant water damage to many homes and commercial and public buildings in the USA, Canada, and Europe, and because water intrusion causes toxic mold growth, the need for more environmental and industrial hygienists is now even greater than usual according to mold consultant Phillip Fry.

“Environmental and industrial hygienists have the training and experience to do thorough building investigation to find and evaluate the extent of winter water damage and toxic mold growth hidden inside walls, ceilings, floors, crawl spaces, basements, attics, and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment and ducts,” reported Mr. Fry, Certified Environmental Hygienist, Professional Industrial Hygienist, and webmaster since 1999 for the mold education website www.moldinspector.com.

“Finding all of the hidden water and mold damage is crucial not only to prepare a mold remediation protocol plan to guide mold remediation companies as to what is required to make winter-damaged homes and commercial buildings safe for occupancy but also to help the home owner or building owner to collect the highest-possible insurance claim payment,” added Mr. Fry, who is author of five mold advice ebooks available at www.moldmart.net.

Students can study and master environmental and industrial hygiene in the comfort of their home or office through the in depth online training program available worldwide from the Environmental Hygienists Association (EHA), based in Montrose, Michigan. Visit the EHA website at www.ecology-college.com.
“Self-employed environmental and industrial hygienists can earn $1,000 to $2,000, or more, weekly by providing mold and environmental inspection, testing, and remediation services to homeowners, commercial building owners, and local, state, and federal government buildings,” Mr. Fry commented.

Persons interested in online training to be designated as a Certified Environmental Hygienist and/or Professional Industrial Hygienist can also phone Mr. Fry toll-free at 1-866-300-1616 or his cell phone 1-480-310-7970 or email phil@moldinspector.com.


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Phillip Fry, Co-Manager
EnviroFry
10104 Sheridan Rd.,
Montrose, Michigan 48457
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Eyewear Market By Product (Spectacles, Contact Lenses, Plano Sunglasses) Will Reach USD 142.18 Billion by 2020

GrandViewResearch.com has announced the addition of "Global Eyewear Market Analysis And Segment Forecasts To 2020" Market Research report to their Database.

San Francisco, CA, April 01, 2014 -- Global eyewear Market is expected to reach USD 142.18 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Expanding wearer base coupled with increasing penetration of eyewear for vision correction is expected to fuel market growth over the next six years. A large percentage of the population in rural areas of developing markets does not have access to eye care facilities and services, which represents considerable untapped market potential for industry participants.

Early entry of children into the corrective eyewear space as well as aging population is expected to positively impact demand on a global level. Growing urbanization and disposable income, along with awareness regarding the need for protecting the eyes against UV rays has led to high demand for plano sunglasses. Acceptance of alternative methods of vision correction including refractive surgeries such as LASIK and PRK are estimated to restrain market growth over the forecast period.

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Further Key findings from the study suggest:

• The global eyewear market was estimated to be 2,750.3 million units in 2012, which is expected to reach 3,507.7 million units by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 3.2% from 2014 to 2020.

• Spectacle frames and lenses accounted for over 50% of the total eyewear shipments in 2012; they also contributed significantly to revenue in the same year. This is primarily on account of high replacement rate of lenses, due to changing prescription. The advent of high-index lenses has also led to a surge in product demand, which is expected to continue through the forecast period. Plano sunglasses are expected to be the fastest growing product segment, at an estimated CAGR of 8.1% in terms of revenue from 2014 to 2020.
Demand for high-end sunglasses sold at premium prices is the key factor for high expected revenue generation. Polarized sunglasses contributed over 20% of overall shipments in 2012, with CR-39 expected to remain the largest lens material segment.

• North America dominated global demand in 2012; while Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest growing regional market, at an estimated CAGR of 3.7% from 2014 to 2020. In terms of revenue, Europe accounted for over 40% of the total market in 2012, because of significantly high selling prices as compared to the global average.

• The global market space consists of numerous participants, divided among contact lenses, spectacles and plano sunglasses suppliers. They follow strategies such as product innovation, vertical integration and mergers and acquisitions to gain market share. Establishment of a widespread and effective distribution network is seen as the key to achieving market expansion. Key companies operating in the market include Johnson & Johnson, Bausch & Lomb, CooperVision, Carl Zeiss, Essilor, Luxottica Group S.p.A. and Safilo Group S.p.A. among others.

For the purpose of this study, Grand View Research has segmented the global eyewear market on the basis of product and region:

• Eyewear Product Outlook (Volume, Million Units and Revenue, USD Million; 2012 - 2020)
- Spectacles
- Spectacle Frames
- Spectacle Lenses
- Contact Lenses
- Plano Sunglasses
- Polarized Sunglasses
- Non Polarized Sunglasses
- CR-39 Sunglasses
- Polycarbonate Sunglasses
- Polyurethane Sunglasses
-Others

• Eyewear Regional Outlook (Volume, Million Units and Revenue, USD Million; 2012 - 2020)
- North America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- RoW

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Islamic Finance Workshop on the Beach in the UAE

FAAIF in conjunction with Ilovetheuae.com to present a one-day workshop on Islamic finance at the Hilton Spa and Resort on the sandy shores of Ras al Khaimah, UAE on Saturday April 12, 2014 from 10AM- 5 PM.

Dubai, UAE , April 01, 2014 -- FAAIF in conjunction with Ilovetheuae.com to present a one-day workshop on Islamic finance at the Hilton Spa and Resort on the sandy shores of Ras al Khaimah, UAE on Saturday April 12, 2014 from 10AM- 5 PM. Topics include Everything you Need to Know about Sukuk and More; Takaful or Bust; Islamic Banking is Risky, Do you Really Understand the Risks Inherent in Islamic Banking?; Derivatives in Islamic Finance, Microfinance, Dispute Resolution in Islamic Finance, the Way Forward, and Issues and Concerns in the Financial Reporting of Islamic Banks. Speakers include Camille Paldi, CEO of FAAIF, Jassim Mahadik, Project Manager at Al Maali, Muhammad Zubair Mughal, CEO of Al Huda Center of Islamic Banking and Economics, and Muhammad Ayub, Director Training and Research at Riphah University Center of Islamic Business (RCIB). Registration is now open by contacting Camille Paldi at camille@faaif.com or +971 (0)56 950 0562.

FAAIF Limited is a management consultancy firm servicing clients in immigration and investor visa migration, real estate, company formation, offshore services, international trade, capital markets, Islamic banking and finance, and takaful. In terms of the FAAIF Islamic banking operation, FAAIF aims to assist institutional clients develop Islamic windows including ensuring Shari’ah compliance, segregation of funds, and accounting standards and constructs comprehensive and fully functional Islamic finance departments in law firms. The FAAIF team also provides training and consultation regarding all aspects of ethical and Islamic finance to the wider professional arena. FAAIF Events is an events production and management company. Ilovetheuae.com is an online marketing and media, business, and legal consultancy.


Contact:
Camille Paldi
FAAIF
Dubai, UAE
+971 (0)56 950 0562
camille@faaif.com
http://www.faaif.com

Top Six Mold Testing Mistakes To Avoid, Recommends Environmental Hygienist Fry

Many mold inspectors and industrial hygienists often make one or more big mold testing mistakes that they and their clients should work hard to avoid, according to Certified Environmental Hygienist Phillip Fry.

Montrose, MI, April 01, 2014 -- “Mold testing results, as done by many mold inspectors and industrial hygienists, are often inaccurate and misleading because of a number of mold testing mistakes and problems,” warns Phillip Fry, Certified Environmental Hygienist, Professional Industrial Hygienist, and author of five mold advice ebooks, who explains these top six mold testing mistakes or misconceptions:

The most basic problem is that “Standards for judging what is an acceptable, tolerable, or normal quantity of mold have not been established,” according to the Centers for Disease Control on its website.
Second, the training of most mold inspectors is very limited and inadequate, with the result that their primary functions are only to: (a) collect air samples and physical mold samples; (b) send the samples to a mold laboratory for mold species identification and quantification; and (c) compare indoor test lab results with an outdoor control air test.

Most mold inspectors and industrial hygienists do not have adequate training, experience in the science, techniques, and procedures utilized in mycology (fungal biology) and microbiology (study of microscopic forms of life such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi), such as utilizing the U.S. E.P.A.’s data quality objectives or “DQO” (in developing each property’s mold inspection and testing protocol), which are explained at www.environmentalhygienist.com.

For example, the DQO for the mold testing of a residence might be “Are occupants exposed to indoor mold levels greater than.…(the typical mold levels in that particular geographical area for houses with low mold levels)?”

Third, most initial mold inspections do not require any air mold tests but only very careful physical inspection of the home or business building to find both visible and hidden water intrusion and mold growth problems in the attic, basement, crawl space, and inside and on walls, ceilings, and floors.

One exception is the necessity during the initial inspection to do mold testing of the outward air flow from air supply ducts to help determine whether the HVAC system is mold-infested. Also needed is the physical inspection for mold growth inside the HVAC ducts with a long fiber-optics-cabled video camera inside the ducts with a video display (TV) screen being monitored and recorded by the inspector or hygienist.

Fourth, the five minute-long air mold tests done by most mold inspectors and industrial hygienists is too short to be a good insight into a home or building’s true mold condition. The five minute test takes in 15 cubic liters of air per minute for a total of 75 cubic liters. People live and work in homes and workplaces far longer daily than just five minutes, and they get very sick when exposed to elevated levels of indoor mold! For information on mold illnesses, visit www.moldinspector.com.

Much more insightful is either a half hour or one hour air test, or, better yet, to take physical mold samples from out of the way, rarely-cleaned surfaces that would collect landed or deposited mold spores over a long period of time, such as the top of a ceiling fan, on top of kitchen cabinets, or the top edge of wood trim above doorways and windows.

Fifth, most mold inspectors and industrial hygienists put too much emphasis on comparing indoor mold levels with the mold counts in an outdoor control test. The general interpretation rule is that there is a home or building mold problem if an indoor test documents a higher mold spore count than present for the same species in the outdoor control test.

“Such a simplistic evaluation is over emphasized,” according to mold expert Phillip Fry, who also explains his famous rat theory---“If there are 50 rats running around outside of your home, but only 20 rats living inside your home, is there no indoor rat problem because of fewer indoor rats than the outdoor rat count?”

Another problem in the comparison of indoor and outdoor mold counts is that mold spore levels vary widely and change frequently in a 24 hour day both indoors and outdoors. Mold testing done at four different times throughout 24 hours will result in four significantly different mold counts.

Even modest levels of indoor toxic mold growth can cause severe medical problems for pregnant women, their babies, infants, senior citizens, and persons with lowered body immune defenses, such as persons with HIV, cancer patients, and allergy-suffering people.

Sixth, the capabilities of mold lab personnel and mold lab procedures differ so much that if an inspector or hygienist sends identical mold samples from the same building location to ten different mold labs, he will receive back ten completely different mold lab reports, with some labs not even identifying or mis-identifying or improperly counting commonly-found mold species such as Aspergillus, Penicillium, Cladosporium, and the famous and dangerous Stachybotrys “black mold”.

An experienced and well-trained mold inspector, industrial hygienist, or environmental hygienist learns over time which mold labs are truly proficient and reliable in mold species identification and quantification (mold spore counting).

To arrange for the expert and proficient mold inspection and testing of your home or commercial building anywhere in the United States, Ontario (Canada), or Southeast Asia, contact---
USA and Canada: Phillip Fry, co-manager, EnviroFry, email phil@moldinspector.com, phone toll-free 1-866-300-1616 (USA and Canada) or cell phone 1-480-310-7970 or visit the website www.moldexpertconsultants.com.

Southeast Asia: Hank and Merley Taylor, Certified Environmental Hygienists, email moldmen@att.net, phone (0927) 888-2113 in the Philippines or 63-927-888-2113 for properties located in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, or visit the website www.real-estate.ph.


Contact:
Phillip Fry, Co-Manager
EnviroFry
10104 Sheridan Rd.,
Montrose, Michigan 48457
Phone Toll-Free 1-866-300-1616
Cell Phone 1-480-310-7970
phil@moldinspector.com
http://www.moldexpertconsultants.com

New Company Helps Self-Published Authors and Small Presses Market Books

The Word Stream Book Market is a new way to buy and sell books.

Marble, NC, April 01, 2014 -- “Writers are good at writing books,” states Word Stream Books owner Catherine Rayburn-Trobaugh, “but that doesn’t mean they are good at marketing them.” Word Stream’s concept is simple: offer writers and small publishing companies an alternative stream of sales with a standardized webpage, basic marketing options and the ability to expand services depending on needs.

The Word Stream Book Market offers a cost-effective and simple approach to boosting book sales. For as little as 5.99 a month, authors and publishers can list their books in the Word Stream Book Market. For the basic price, they get a dedicated webpage that has book and author information and links to outside sales sites as well as social network and mass email exposure. They also receive a 15% discount on publishing assistance services from the parent company, CRT Creative Media.

Writers can choose from a variety of publishing assistance including editing, cover creation, press releases, marketing and more. Each package is individually suited to match the writer’s needs, and everyone on the CRT team is a seasoned professional in their own field.

Many of the CRT creative team also work with Word Branch Publishing, another CRT company. “It was apparent,” explained Rayburn-Trobaugh, “that a proportion of the authors querying Word Branch really wanted to self publish but were overwhelmed by the complexity. Word Stream seemed to be a natural extension of our publishing assistance and filled the needs of independent authors.”

Signing up is simple too. There are only three simple steps, and it usually takes under an hour for authors to complete submissions. Under most conditions, the entire process is finished by the following day.
Word Stream Books also is an Amazon affiliate and offers hand-picked books, e-readers and book-related merchandise through the website. Authors and publishers can find out more at http://www.wordstreambooks.com/for-authors.html.

Word Stream Books is located in the heart of Appalachia and is part of a trio of companies dedicated to helping new and emerging authors have their voices heard and to offer readers the best of independent fiction and non-fiction.

For more information, visit the Word Stream Book Market at http://www.wordstreambooks.com.


Contact:
Catherine Rayburn-Trobaugh
Word Stream Books
Marble, NC
828 333 7060
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FAAIF Signs MOU with SIV Australia to Provide Australian Investor Visas in the UAE

Camille Paldi, Chief Executive Officer of FAAIF in Dubai signs memorandum of understanding with Karola Steffi, CEO of SIV Australia in Brisbane/Gold Coast, Australia to provide Australian Investor Visas in the UAE.

Dubai, UAE, March 31, 2014 -- Camille Paldi, Chief Executive Officer of FAAIF in Dubai signs memorandum of understanding with Karola Steffi, CEO of SIV Australia in Brisbane/Gold Coast, Australia to provide Australian Investor Visas in the UAE. The two CEO’s plan to facilitate the obtainment of the Australian Subclass 188 – Significant Investor Visa Stream for people wishing to gain Australian permanent residency and citizenship. Paldi explained that Australia is a prime immigration destination as it is large, beautiful country with excellent education and life opportunities.

Dubai serves as an immigration flocking point for people in this region before moving on to Western countries for permanent residence. She says that the time is right to start offering Australian Investor Visas in the UAE, especially for businessmen and women seeking dual citizenship and visa free travel as well as for families and individuals planning for long-term life goals.

FAAIF Limited is a management consultancy firm servicing clients in immigration and investor visa migration, real estate, company formation, offshore services, international trade, capital markets, Islamic banking and finance, and takaful. In terms of the FAAIF Islamic banking operation, FAAIF aims to assist institutional clients develop Islamic windows including ensuring Shari’ah compliance, segregation of funds, and accounting standards and constructs comprehensive and fully functional Islamic finance departments in law firms. The FAAIF team also provides training and consultation regarding all aspects of ethical and Islamic finance to the wider professional arena. FAAIF Events is an events production and management company. Ilovetheuae.com is an online marketing and media, business, and legal consultancy.


Contact:
Camille Paldi
FAAIF
Dubai, UAE
+971 (0)56 950 0562
camille@faaif.com
http://www.faaif.com

Specialty Fuel Additives Market Will Grow at a CAGR of 46% from 2014 to 2020

GrandViewResearch.com has announced the addition of "Global Fuel Additives Market Analysis And Segment Forecasts To 2020" Market Research report to their Database.

San Francisco, CA, March 31, 2014 -- The global market for specialty fuel additives is expected to reach USD 8,517.6 million by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Dynamic regulatory trends, particularly in North America and Europe has prompted fuel marketers to use specialty fuel additives which is expected remain a key driving factor for the market over the forecast period. In addition, ban on MTBE in the U.S. is expected to further push the demand for fuel additives over the next six years. However, emergence of alternative fuel such as autogas (LPG) and CNG owing to eco friendly characteristics is expected to hamper the market growth over the next six years.

Deposit control additives emerged as the leading market products and accounted for 39% of total global volume in 2013. Increasing demand for detergent as an additive is expected to fuel the demand for deposit control additives over the forecast period. However, cold flow improvers are expected to be the fastest growing product segment at an estimated CAGR of 7.9% from 2014 to 2020. Positive outlook on biodiesel demand, especially in regional markets of North America and Europe is expected to boost cold flow improver sales over the next six years. The global demand for cetane improvers is projected to reach 209.6 kilo tons by 2020, at an estimated CAGR of 5.7% from 2014 to 2020.

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Further Key findings from the study suggest:

• The global market for specialty fuel additives was 1,383.4 kilo tons in 2013 and is expected to reach 2,066.4 kilo tons by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 46% from 2014 to 2020.

• Gasoline dominated the global application market for specialty fuel additives, accounting for 46.2% of total market volume in 2013. High gasoline demand, mainly in the U.S. is expected to drive the demand for specialty fuel additives used in gasoline. However, owing to surging demand for ULSD, diesel is expected to surpass gasoline to emerge as the leading application market for specialty fuel additives by 2020. On the aforementioned factors, diesel is also expected to be the fastest growing application market for specialty fuel additives at an estimated CAGR of 6.5% from 2014 to 2020.

• North America dominated the global market for specialty fuel additives and accounted for 27.8% of total market volume in 2013. Clean fuel program initiated by the U.S. EPA is expected to drive the regional demand for specialty fuel additives. However, rapid strides by countries such as India and China in fuel consumption are expected to turn Asia Pacific as the most attractive market which is projected to grow at an estimated CAGR of 7% from 2014 to 2020. In addition, Asia Pacific is expected to surpass North America to become the largest market for specialty fuel additives by 2020.

• Global market for specialty fuel additives is moderately concentrated with top four companies including NewMarket, Innospec, BASF and Infineum accounting for 48.5% of total market in 2013. Other companies operating in the global specialty fuel additives market include, Lubrizol, Baker Hughes, Chevron Oronite, Albemarle, Chemtura, Clariant, Dow Chemical Company, Evonik Industries, Eurenco, Total Additives & Special Fuels, Dorf Ketal and NALCO Champion among others.

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For the purpose of this study, Grand View Research has segmented the global specialty fuel additives market on the basis of product, application and region:

• Global Specialty Fuel Additives Product Outlook (Volume, Kilo Tons; Revenue, USD million)
- Deposit Control Additives
- Cetane Improvers
- Antioxidants
- Lubricity Improvers
- Cold Flow Improvers
- Corrosion Inhibitors
- Others

• Global Specialty Fuel Additives Application Outlook (Volume, Kilo Tons; Revenue, USD million)
- Gasoline
- Diesel
- Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF)
- Others

• Specialty Fuel Additives Regional Outlook
- North America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Middle East & Africa
- Latin America

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