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Summer Break Offers California Schools the Ideal Opportunity to Test for Mold and Indoor Contaminants

Mold Testing Services

Category	Press Release
Publish Date	6/22/2026
Author	Paul Cochrane
Title	Summer Break Offers California Schools the Ideal Opportunity to Test for Mold and Indoor Contaminants
Introduction	LA Testing offers laboratory services, sampling supplies, and monitoring instruments to help school districts ensure healthy learning environments before students return to classrooms.
Huntington Beach, California, June 22, 2026 As schools across California begin summer break, facility managers and maintenance teams have an ideal opportunity to evaluate indoor environmental quality before students and staff return in the fall. During the school year, busy classrooms, offices, and common areas can make thorough inspections challenging. Summer break provides time for districts to conduct detailed assessments, address maintenance concerns, and identify hidden issues that could affect indoor air quality. Moisture intrusion from plumbing leaks, roof damage, aging HVAC systems, or seasonal humidity can lead to mold growth inside school buildings. Mold may develop behind walls, above ceiling tiles, beneath flooring, or in HVAC systems, areas that often go unnoticed without proper testing. Left unaddressed, mold and other contaminants can contribute to poor indoor air quality and affect building performance and student learning. LA Testing, California’s premier indoor environmental quality laboratory and supplier of environmental sampling supplies, test kits, air monitoring instruments, and building inspection tools, encourages school districts to use the quieter summer months to evaluate for mold and other potential indoor contaminants. Laboratory services include mold identification, bacteria testing, asbestos analysis, lead detection, radon evaluations, and other indoor environmental quality assessments. “Summer maintenance periods provide an excellent opportunity for schools to conduct environmental testing that may be disruptive during the academic year,” said Michael Chapman, Laboratory Manager at LA Testing’s Huntington Beach facility. “Identifying mold or other contaminants early allows school districts to take corrective action and help ensure healthier classrooms before the new school year begins.” To learn more about environmental testing services, sampling supplies, and monitoring instruments from LA Testing, visit www.LATesting.com, email info@LATesting.com, or call (800) 755-1794. Test kits are available at www.EMSLTestKits.com. About LA Testing LA Testing is California’s leading laboratory for environmental, indoor air quality and material testing for mercury, asbestos, mold, bacteria, lead, VOCs, formaldehyde, soot, char, ash and smoke damage, particulates, and other chemicals. In addition, LA Testing offers a full range of air sampling and investigative equipment to professionals and the general public. LA Testing maintains an extensive list of accreditations including: AIHA LAP LLC., AIHA ELLAP, AIHA EMLAP and AIHA IHLAP, CDC Elite, NVLAP, State of California, State of Hawaii Department of Health, and other states. LA Testing, along with the EMSL Analytical, Inc. network, has multiple laboratories throughout California including South Pasadena, Huntington Beach, San Leandro, and San Diego.