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I am a commercial cleaning contractor new to this forum. Belated Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I received a call this morning from one of my clients, saying that several of their employees, herself included were experiencing several symptoms ranging from scratchy throats, itchy eyes, to a metallic taste in their mouth. She called me to see if we had used anything different in our cleaning process. The answer was no. we also looked for any open containers around the HVAC system, nothing. Do you have any ideas?
It sounds to me like it would be more of an airborne issue than anything else. So I agree with caregiver, they need to get their HVAC system looked at. The ducts should be cleaned and the condenser inspected at the very least.
Is it possible that while cleaning, you exposed an area that had something toxic in it already?
Yes. Look at the heating system. And who services water treatment. If there is a steam boiler toxic additives are sometimes put in the boiler to prevent bacterial growth. Inexperienced workers often dump ten times the prescribed amount in the water.
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