Photography

Photos & illustration credits

The images in our guides are educational examples from the photographers credited here. They are not photographs of JSA projects.

Mold & moisture

Close-up of dark mold growth across a light textured wall.

Close-up of mold growing on a textured surface

Close-up of mold growing on a textured surface by remapstudio. Unsplash License.

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Dark speckled growth across an interior wall and into the corner beside a window.

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Mold on wall1.jpg by שי אבידן. CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Mold and water staining on a bedroom ceiling around a ceiling fan and above the windows.

Mold on Ceiling on House on Dublin Street New Orleans after Katrina.jpg

Mold on Ceiling on House on Dublin Street New Orleans after Katrina.jpg by Infrogmation. CC BY 3.0.

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Lead in homes & buildings

Close-up of white paint peeling from weathered wood.

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Peinture blc.jpg by Lamiot. CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Weathered wooden window frame with peeling paint and a worn sill beside green vegetation.

Window with peeling paint on a shed in Brodalen.jpg

Window with peeling paint on a shed in Brodalen.jpg by W.carter. CC0 1.0.

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Gray paint lifting in large flakes from a red painted wooden surface.

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Peeling Paint.jpg by Si Griffiths. CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Asbestos in your building

Close-up of a chrysotile mineral sample with visible bundles of fibers.

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Chrysotile 6.jpg by James St. John. CC BY 2.0.

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White insulated pipes running along the ceiling and wall of an interior service area.

Asbestos pipe insulation.jpg

Asbestos pipe insulation.jpg by EPO. Attribution-only license.

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Overlapping dark gray roof shingles with weathering and light surface deposits.

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Asbest leien - Asbestos Roof Shingles.jpg by Amiant. CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Homepage inspection illustration

These images illustrate fieldwork and do not depict JSA projects or test results.

Educational house and commercial-building cutaways

Building locations illustration

This is an educational illustration, not a photograph of a JSA project, a construction drawing, or a representation of test results.

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