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EMLab P&K Files for Patent Protection for MoldRANGE™ Climate Reports at the U.S. Patent Office

San Bruno, CA, June 4, 2014 – EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company and the leading commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory in North America, announced today that the company has filed for patent protection through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its MoldRANGE™ Climate reports. EMLab P&K's patent filing covers its proprietary system and method for searching, collecting, correlating, and generating mold spore data for mold reports related to climates.

"We are proud to continue contributing meaningful innovations to the IAQ industry. Our recent patent filing protects recent and upcoming improvements to our MoldRANGE™ report, which are increasingly useful for our clients by providing enhanced data about a specific area's unique range of outdoor mold spores," said Dave Gallup, EMLab P&K's General Manager and Co-Founder. "The report helps mold investigators save time and money by providing statistically meaningful perspective on the range and variation of the typical outdoor data. Our MoldRANGE™ report has helped many clients avoid unnecessary mold remediation, which often saves several thousand dollars per incident. The improvements we've made to our MoldRANGE™ reports help our clients and our industry. It also further positions EMLab P&K as a leader in the environmental testing industry."

EMLab P&K is the first and only mold laboratory to provide MoldRANGE™ Climate reports. The MoldRANGE™ Climate report uses climate classifications that help correlate historic outdoor mold spore data with each climate's unique range of outdoor mold spores. The report helps mold investigators better understand if a mold problem exists in the indoor environment, compared to fungal spores that are typically found present in the outside air for a specific region and climate. The MoldRANGE™ Climate report is part of EMLab P&K's growing list of innovations including: mobile apps for Apple® iPhones and Android platform mobile devices, the BioCassette™ air sampling device, MoldSTAT™ spore trap report, the MoldSCORE™ statistically generated spore scoring number, and a wide array of reporting options.

About EMLab P&K
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company, is one of the leading commercial indoor air quality laboratories in North America with over 60 service and drop-off locations throughout the United States. EMLab P&K specializes in analyzing air and surface samples to identify mold, bacteria, fungi, asbestos, and allergens. EMLab P&K also offers USP <797> testing, PCR testing, radon analysis, and materials testing. EMLab P&K has an extensive list of accreditations from leading organizations and government agencies including: AIHA-LAP, LLC, NVLAP, CA-ELAP, NY-ELAP, Texas DSHS, and other accrediting programs. EMLab P&K makes work easier for clients using the industry's only mobile app that enables clients to access lab reports and reference guides. For more information, visit the official website at http://www.emlab.com or call 866-888-6653.