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Florida Department of Health in Volusia County Environmental Health

The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County assists the public with their indoor environment concerns by offering a variety of services. These services include:

  • Advice on the health effects of common indoor air pollutants.
  • Consultation assistance to state and local agencies in the investigation of their indoor environment problems.
  • Indoor air quality specialists are available to speak at your next business or civic function.
  • Residential indoor air quality investigations if a physician has diagnosed a resident with a medical condition that is caused by a pollutant in the indoor environment (a physician’s referral and a nominal fee is required for this service).
  • Please call 386.274.0694 to discuss these services.

Our program is consultative and diagnostic in nature and has no regulatory powers. It exists solely to assist the public in solving their indoor environment problems and living a healthier life. We do not provide the following services:

  • Declare buildings safe or unsafe.
  • Mediate or investigate landlord-tenant, workman’s comp and homeowner/insurance company disputes.
  • Mold testing. We only look for environments that create favorable conditions for mold growth. You should contact a private lab for this service.
  • We do not test the air to screen for pollutants in a building. We sometimes measure basic parameters (like humidity, CO2, temperature) or suspect chemicals as part of an investigation. A private consultant is recommended for this service if you are interested in finding out what is in your air.
  • Please click here https://www.flcors.com/FWSupport for advice on filing mold complaints
  • Mold Clean-up and Health Effects
  • Mold Assessor (aka “Testers”) and Remediators
  • Mold Testing

For a list of licensed mold assessors and remediators, please refer to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation by clicking here  https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp?mode=0&SID=

  • Indoor mold growth can usually be seen or smelled. In most cases, if visible mold growth is present, sampling is not needed. There are no health or exposure-based standards that you can use to evaluate a mold sampling result. The Florida Department of Health does not recommend mold testing or sampling to see if you have a mold problem, or to see what kind of mold might be growing. Sampling for mold in the air can be expensive and, if done, should only be done by experienced professionals.
  • If you still interested in personal testing for mold, it is recommended you use an AIHA/EMLAP-accredited lab. A directory of accredited labs can be found by clicking here https://online.aihaaccreditedlabs.org/lapssa/f?p=AIHASSA:117800