In Canada and across the globe, it’s difficult to avoid the risks presented by airborne pollutants. This is true of indoor spaces as well as the atmosphere, and extends even to formerly pristine outdoor environments.
That is why Hamza Mbareche established his own consulting service in 2018. Beyond the theoretical aspect of studying complex air quality issues, he saw a practical need to offer solutions. Hamza Mbareche Consulting focuses his extensive experience in bioaerosols, the aerobiome and genomics on the air in residential or office environments.
As a skilled air quality investigator, Hamza Mbareche has helped schools, hospitals, nursing homes, businesses and homeowners discover air quality issues and effectively address them. Drawing upon his depth of experience, he assesses the air and creates detailed plans of action to improve air quality and eliminate hazards.
Hamza Mbareche Consulting also provides training and workshops for air quality sampling, sample processing, data analysis (microbiome, bioinformatics and statistics), and result interpretation.
His approach to investigating occupational exposure uses state-of-the-art technologies, industry best practices and is guided by the latest research in the aerobiome, bioaerosols, whole-genome sequencing of pathogens and related fields.
As an experienced postdoctoral researcher, Hamza Mbareche is keenly aware of the cumulative risks to health, longevity and quality of life that are posed by airborne pollutants.
There has been substantial research in recent years highlighting the extreme dangers posed by air pollution. Dangerous particles that need to be monitored and limited include bacteria, viruses, fungi and man-made substances such as asbestos, chemical plant by-products and vehicle exhaust. These airborne toxins are responsible for a variety of chronic medical issues, including dementia, lung cancer among non-smokers, heart disease, respiratory disease, pneumonia, diabetes and COPD. Even trace amounts can have devastating effects.
In most cases, these hazards are as invisible as air itself. Unseen chemicals, microbes, spores, and a variety of carcinogenic substances can be carried by currents from outdoors or generated from synthetic substances and other indoor sources. Many of the riskiest particles are odorless, leaving no clue to the magnitude of the danger.
The federal government estimates the annual economic cost of air pollution in Canada is $120 billion, while calculating that 15,300 Canadians die prematurely each year as a result of airborne particulates.
Pollutants can be found in surprising places. For example, microplastics have been detected in agricultural fields, and as far north as Hudson Bay. From suburban homes to polar caps, from remote sea beds to the highest mountain peaks, airborne contaminants are literally everywhere.
To address these hazards, Hamza Mbareche applies his extensive background in scientific research, which has been focused on the study of bioaerosols, the microbiome, molecular biology, genomics and bioinformatics. Hamza Mbareche Consulting offers real-world applications based on the latest scientific understandings and discoveries.
If there is a danger, Hamza Mbareche will find it. If there are risks, he will mitigate them. For every issue, he will present a plan and a range of effective solutions.