Jan 25, 20191 minVideo Presentation Now Posted!Common Household Substances that Can Cause PCR Inhibition in House Dust has now been posted at my website: www.johncbanta.com/members . The narrated powerpoi...
Dec 12, 20181 minA Meeting of the Minds, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Jan 17 - 20, 2019I have been asked to do a second presentation at the January 17 through 20, 2019 Mold Congress: Surviving Mold - A Meeting of the Minds in Fort Lauderdale, ...
Nov 5, 20181 minYour Research $$$ Contributions at WorkI am pleased to announce I have been invited to speak at the upcoming Mold Congress: Surviving Mold - A Meeting of the Minds in Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Ja...
Aug 21, 20182 minYour Research Contributions At Work!One of the mold analysis techniques that has gained popularity is Mold Specific Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (MSQPCR) or PCR for short. If you have...
Jan 11, 20181 minDecorative Bark vs. MulchThis last month I have been able to have a few additional samples of garden materials analyzed for Stachybotrys. So far none of the decorative barks tested u...
Dec 11, 20171 minInhibition of Stachybotrys DNAIn my November 14, 2017 post I commented that some of the homes I have inspected appear to have elevated levels of Stachybotrys chartarum coming into the hom...
Nov 15, 20173 minDiscovering Outdoor Sources of StachybotrysDuring the last few month I have run into several homes that are making me rethink one of my opinions about mold contamination and the outdoor environment. S...
Aug 2, 20171 minResearch Update 3Here is an update showing that vacuuming does bring particles upward toward the surface of the mattress. This image was taken four weeks after the GloGerm™ p...
Jun 24, 20172 minResearch Update 2In Research Update 1, I told you about the preliminary findings for the Phase 2 study on different types of mattress barrier cloths. This update is about the...
Apr 29, 20172 minResearch UpdateA short while ago I emailed you asking for your contribution to help fund research into mold contaminated mattresses. We quickly raised $3,332.00, enough fun...
Apr 25, 20171 minVideo Shows How Samples Were CollectedOn April 12 samples were collected from the contaminated mattress. This video has now been posted on the Indiegogo site and shows how those samples were coll...
Apr 13, 20171 minThe Research Has StartedThanks to your support, the mattress research began yesterday! The contaminated mattress was placed inside a containment chamber and marked with a sampling g...
Mar 30, 20171 minThe Barrier Materials are on the WayToday we placed orders for 7 different types of barrier cloths to test. 100% Organic Cotton 100% Cotton 60% Cotton/40% Polyester Blend 100% Polyester 100% St...
Mar 25, 20172 minInitial Study 100% FundedMattress Contamination Study Funded by Early Backer. The Mold Controlled Team is pleased to announce that our eight-week pilot study about mold contamination...