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What is Indoor Air
Quality (IAQ) and is really a problem?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
has declared Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) the
nation's worst environmental health problem,
even worse than outdoor air pollution. A
significant increase in asthma and hay fever
corresponds to an increased level of allergens
and irritants in our homes and offices,
poor Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
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What
the Experts Say about IAQ "the air
within homes can be more polluted than outdoor
air in even the largest cities."
"... the risks to health may be greater
due to exposure to air pollution indoors
rather than outdoors." EPA Document
#402-K-93-007, April 1995
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Does
my Home or Office have an Indoor Air Quality
(IAQ) problem?
Given the sheer number of potential sources
of poor Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), it is
very likely that you have a moderate IAQ
problem. Surprisingly, homes or offices
built in the last 20 years, are more likely
to have a severe IAQ problem. In an effort
to increase energy efficiency in our edifices,
engineers and builders have sealed the"leaks"
that allowed the constant mixing of cleaner
outdoor air with our indoors air.
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What
contaminants contribute to poor Indoor Air
Quality (IAQ)?
Household cleansers, laundry detergents,
air fresheners, aerosols, insecticides,
insects, pet hair, dander, and litter boxes,
cigarette smoke, food, dust (dust mites),
people (dead skin, hair, perfume, etc.),
carpet, construction materials, and anything
moist can grow more. Additionally, items
such as bedding/linens and furniture, even
HVAC systems, can trap and collect contaminants |
