Home Air Quality is based upon many
factors you can control. Learn about the common pollutants in the air you breathe, and
tips to get immediate relief from typical "Sick Home" symptoms.
Why Test Your Home
Air?
Knowing that your air is clean is one thing, but being able to prove
it is even better. Air quality testing gives
you the ability to view the quality of your indoor air. Testing your air is undoubtedly
very important, considering the range of harmful contaminants, such as bacteria, mold, and
other airborne substances, that could be present and aggravating allergic reactions in
people who are breathing them into their respiratory systems.
But why would you need to test your air in the first place? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the contaminants that build up in tightly
sealed homes can cause the air in a household to be ten times more hazardous than outdoor
air in America's most polluted cities. However,
with the proper tools anyone can test the air and have some idea of a starting point to
making their living space safer.
Air quality testing can be crucial for certain families, especially
those who suffer from allergies, asthma, or other respiratory health issues. Poor air quality can negatively contribute  to a variety of different ailments such as asthma,
allergies, and emphysema. Pollutants that can be found in the air pose a greater threat to
young children, since infants tend to be more vulnerable to developing patterned
physiological responses to the contaminated environments. The kids respiratory rates are
also higher then adults, so they consume more air pollutants then their parents.
A
good starting point to evaluate your indoor air quality by simply testing your air. The
advantages that come from the knowledge of your indoor air quality far outweigh ignorance,
especially if you have employed, or contemplating the purchase, of an air
purification device. It's important to know
if these units are doing their job by improving your overall air quality and respiratory
health goals you wish to achieve.
Indoor air pollutants fall into three categories:
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Particulates - Term used for the mixture
of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air. Over 99% of particulate matter is
invisible to the naked eye and can easily infiltrate the lungs. On average, every cubic
foot of untreated indoor air contains 20 million particles.
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Microbes - Includes three major types of
organisms: bacteria, protozoa, and fungi/mold. Most of these contaminants rely on a humid
and moist environment for growth & survival. Some molds can produce certain chemicals,
such as mycotoxins and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's).
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Gases & Odors - Indoor gases, such
as benzene, formaldehyde, and hydrogen sulfide, are released from furniture, carpets, hair
sprays, cleaning chemicals, insulation, and pesticides. Gases include VOC's which
evaporate into the air easily. Odors are often made up of VOC's or other gases.
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| Category |
Pollutants |
Sources |
| Particulate |
Dust |
Humans, drapes, outdoor
air, carpets |
| Particulate |
Pollen |
Clothing, outdoor air,
pets, plants |
| Particulate |
Tobacco Smoke,
Hydrocarbons |
Smokers and air fresheners |
| Particulate |
Dander |
Humans, pets, dust mites |
| Microbial |
Mold Spores |
HVAC ducts, carpets,
outdoor air |
| Microbial |
Bacteria |
Waste containers, toilets,
humans, A/C coils & ducts |
| Microbial |
Fungi |
Pets, foods, outdoor air,
waste containers |
| Gas |
Methyl mercaptan |
Plastic, natural gas and
propane additive |
| Gas |
Carbon disulfide |
Solvents |
| Gas |
Butyl acetate |
Lacquer, industrial
chemicals |
| Gas |
Methyl mthacrylate |
Cleaning Solvents |
| Gas |
d-Limonene |
House Hold Cleaning
Solvents |
| Gas |
Toluene |
Cleaning Solvents |
| Gas |
Hydrogen sulfide |
Toilet vents,
water leaks |
 
Because of increasing energy costs,
Americans today are sealing their homes and buildings with better windows, insulation, and
moldings. When homes and other buildings are sealed for energy savings, air
contaminants can build up due to poor ventalation. Recyling the same air throughout the home spreads mold, pollens - along with chemicals
given off by paints, cleaners, glues, particle board furniture, pesticides, and of course,
cigarette smoke. All are picked up and circulated throughout the structure without ever
being "cleaned.
Of the three basic needs of the human body, air, water and food, it
seems that air is last on the list when it comes to finding out its quality. With foods
you are able to read the label and hopefully decipher the ingredients and then make a
choice whether or not you wish to purchase the food product. When water has a bad taste it
leads one to perform some type of test and suspect water gets tested often. So is it
because you can’t visibly see what you are breathing that air testing seems to be
last on the list? The fact is that fewer than one out of one hundred households has taken
the time to find out what is being breathed despite the fact that some type of air
cleaning device has been utilized by every one out of five households.
According to the World Health Organization, 40% of all home dwellings are a
serious hazard to our health because of their polluted air.
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Have
you ever wondered about the micro organisms that could be contaminating your living
environment? Unquestionably, people today
are unaware of the harm associated with breathing unclean air. Considering that there are immeasurable causes for
the development of pollutants in the air that you breathe every day, it is safe to say
that people should be more concerned about the health risks of inhaling unsafe air.
The American Heart Association recently took action after various
studies indicated that polluted indoor air had a correlation with increased risk of
various cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure. It was also stated that
for people diagnosed with lung disease, heart disease, and diabetes, exposure to unclean
air was even a greater cause for concern, as it only magnified each disease’s
symptoms. The various chemicals found in
unclean air, including but not limited to carbon monoxide, nitrates, and sulfur dioxide,
are the main catalysts causing the diseases. This
is aside from the pollutants emitted from secondhand smoke, pets, molds and bacteria
throughout the home.
It should be noted that secondhand smoke itself is recognized as the
number one cause of  indoor air pollution. Again, this is goes to show how important it is to
provide ventilation or invest in an new generation air purifier. Carbon monoxide, as mentioned above, is also found
in cigarette smoke, and has serious negative effects on the coronary system. Basically, as carbon monoxide is inhaled, it
travels through the body’s bloodstream. As
this occurs, oxygen levels in the blood are significantly reduced, leading to respiration
diseases and infections (www.americanheart.org). Taking
into consideration that secondhand smoke creates a substantial risk to non-smokers, there
is no doubt that its effects are not always recognized, let alone desired.
Since
the particles in air are invisible to the naked eye, many people fail to realize just how
many millions of molecules make up the air that is breathed in every day. Air testing is quickly becoming a practice among
health concerned Americans that want to know the quality of their indoor air. According to
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the number of contaminants in the air inside
homes far surpasses that of the air on a smoggy day in any polluted city. This is only one analogy that exemplifies how
crucial it is to take action.
  
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