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Contamination can remain after an animal nest has been removed because the nest and the surfaces supporting it are separate parts of the affected area. Removing gathered leaves, fibers, paper, or other nesting material may leave droppings, urine residue, or soiled building materials behind. The empty space can look substantially better while still requiring further assessment. However, finding a nest does not automatically mean every nearby surface is contaminated or that ext

After a suicide involving blood or bodily fluids, the most noticeable stain may not represent every surface requiring attention. Separate deposits, contact with objects, and changes made before assessment can leave affected areas outside the visible stain’s boundary. This does not mean the entire room or property is contaminated. It means the cleanup scope needs to be established through assessment rather than estimated from the size of one mark. For families and property rep

Dried blood can be difficult to detect on dark surfaces because its appearance may blend with the material beneath it. Limited color contrast, surface patterns, shadows, and viewing angles can make a deposit less noticeable than it would be on a light, uniform background. The difficulty is visual: a mark that attracts attention on a pale surface may be easy to overlook on a dark one. That does not mean the darker material absorbed less blood or requires less attention. Unders

A property believed to be vacant may receive little attention between inspections, maintenance visits, or leasing appointments. If someone dies there without anyone knowing they were present, that gap can delay discovery. The underlying issue is often a mismatch between the property’s recorded status and its actual use. A home listed as empty may still be accessible to an owner, a former occupant, or someone completing a move. Meanwhile, the people responsible for the propert

Police release of a crime scene generally means the investigating agency no longer needs to maintain its existing control over the specified area for scene examination. For a property owner, it is an important point at which to clarify access and ask what activities may proceed. The precise instructions come from the agency handling the incident. Release can apply to a particular room, section, or property, and any remaining restrictions need to be understood before items are

I've always been asked how one becomes a crime scene cleaner? What makes someone choose this as a profession? Well, this episode will give you a brief glimpse into my life, and my reasons for becoming just that! Listen here: How We Can Help Blood cleanup services are required in various situations where blood and bodily fluids pose health risks and need professional handling. These include severe injuries from accidents, violent crimes such as homicides and assaults, and su

Every time you cross the threshold of a trauma scene, you're confronted with the unknown. In this episode, we explore some of the different personalities that we encounter during our jobs. From the unexpected to the unexplained to the unimaginable, it never ceases to amaze me that even though you think you've seen it all...you never do! Listen here: How We Can Help Blood cleanup services are required in various situations where blood and bodily fluids pose health risks and n

The cost of trauma scene cleanup is influenced by a combination of safety, labor, and regulatory factors. Labor is often the largest expense, as certified technicians must spend hours carefully removing biohazards and restoring the property. Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as respirators, suits, gloves, and eye protection is essential for worker safety and must be replaced frequently, adding to costs. Specialized cleaning agents, hospital-grade disinfectants, and equ

Unpleasant odors can quickly become a pain—whether at home or in a business setting. From lingering cigarette smoke and fire damage to mold, mildew, or animal urine, these odors don’t just stay on the surface. They penetrate walls, flooring, and furniture, making them difficult to remove without the right expertise. More importantly, the source of the odor may pose health risks if left untreated. That’s why identifying and addressing the root cause is the first and most criti

In this episode, we take a look at homicide cleanup. An unimaginable concept that many people have had to suffer through in their lives. We'll be taking you back to a project we did in 2013, involving a domestic dispute that ended in the bludgeoning death of a woman in her early forties. Some of the content of this episode may be disturbing, so please use consideration prior to listening. Listen here: How We Can Help Blood cleanup services are required in various situations w

In today's episode, we'll be talking about an all too common facet of our work. Unattended death projects are the type of trauma scene we encounter more than any other type of scene. These projects can be more complicated as they often involve very strong and pungent odors due to advance decomposition, as well as postmortem legal issues.

Today, in honor of Mental Health Awareness month, we're covering a difficult topic. This episode delves into the reality of suicide cleanup, the grief, the humanity, and the unfortunate consequences. There's much more to cleaning up after someone takes their own life than just restoring the affected rooms in a home or business.

In this episode of After the Tape, host Doug Boruchin of ITS Environmental Services pulls back the curtain on the intense and often overlooked world of crime scene cleanup.

Today we’re diving into a topic that is as fascinating as it is haunting, crime scene cleanup. If you’ve ever wondered what happens after the police, the detectives and the news vans leave a crime scene well stick around, the realities are intense it’s messy and it’s full of humanity.

ITS Environmental Services is the leading expert in the disinfection of Listeria that causes Listeriosis. We provide emergency commercial and residential disinfecting services throughout New York, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Listeria Disinfection Services Listeriosis is a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. An estimated 1,600 people get listeriosis each year, and abo