
Indoor Air Quality /Air Purification
Did you know that the air inside your home could be more polluted than the air outside? It's true! Your indoor air can be up to five times more polluted than the air outside your home. According to the EPA, indoor air pollution is one of the top five environmental health risks.
What Causes Poor Indoor Air Quality?
There are many factors that contribute to poor indoor air quality, including inadequate ventilation, emissions from indoor sources, and infiltration of outdoor pollutants. Indoor sources of pollution include tobacco smoke, dust, fumes from cooking, cleaning supplies and sprays and emissions from building materials and furnishings. Outdoor sources of pollution that can infiltrate your home include traffic fumes, pollen, mold, bacteria, viruses and radon gas.
The Effects of Poor Indoor Air Quality
Poor indoor air quality can cause a variety of health problems, including headaches, dizziness, fatigue, respiratory infections, and aggravated allergies. It can also cause or exacerbate asthma. In fact, studies show between a 40-70% increase in asthma cases that can be attributed to indoor air quality in recent years. In some cases, it can even lead to cancer.
Improving Indoor Air Quality
So, what can you do to improve the indoor air quality in your home? Here are a few suggestions:
- Ventilation: Make sure your home is well-ventilated. Open windows and doors when weather permits and use exhaust fans when cooking or showering.
- Cleaning: Regularly vacuum and dust your home, using a vacuum with a HEPA filter. Be sure to clean behind furniture and in other hard-to-reach places. Use natural, non-toxic cleaning solutions and supplies.
- Eliminate sources of pollution: Try to reduce or eliminate sources of indoor pollution, such as smoking tobacco products, using scented candles, or painting. If you must use these products, do so in well-ventilated areas.
- Air purification: Invest in air purification for your home. Infinity air carries a number of options to help you clean up your indoor air, including Reme Halo air scrubbers, Fresh Aire ultraviolet light purification systems, Trane high efficiency media filtration, Aprilaire media filtration, and Honeywell media filtration.
