How to Monitor the Indoor Air Quality in Your Home

When you think about air quality, you may think about outdoor pollutants like emissions and greenhouse gases. However, your home can be far more polluted than the air outside. Many risk factors can contribute to unhealthy indoor air quality (IAQ). Three Main Types of Pollutants Before you begin testing your indoor air quality, it can be helpful to understand the three main types of pollutants that may be affecting your environment: Biological Chemical Combustion Examples of biological pollutants include things derived from other living sources such as dust mites, mold, and pollen. These pollutants are commonly found in the average household and may contribute to health issues like sort throat, nasal congestion, eye irritation, and asthma symptoms. Chemical pollutants may not cause immediate symptoms, but long-term exposure can cause damage to the nervous system and internal organs. Common types of chemical pollutants include VOCs, formaldehyde, radon, and lead. Unfortunately, these pollutants are often found in popular household cleaners and building materials. The last type of pollutant that may have a negative effect on your home environment is combustion pollutants. These pollutants can come from things like tobacco smoke and carbon monoxide. An odorless, colorless gas, carbon monoxide can be released...

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Get Cleaner Air With Puyallup Heating and Air Conditioning

Your home. It is where you go for comfort, it’s where you feel at ease and safe. But did you know that it can also be bad for you? The air in your home can be five times more polluted than the air outside. That’s a lot of pollen, dust, viruses, germs and animal hair flying around that you can’t even see. The best way to get rid of all this stuff floating around in your home is to remove it with air purifiers from Puyallup Heating and Air Conditioning. Puyallup Heating and Air Conditioning only offer the very best in air purifiers from the world leader in air circulating systems, Carrier. Carrier is a world-renowned company in the field of heating, air conditioning, air purifying and refrigeration systems. The highly energy-efficient, Infinity Air Purifier system is award-winning. This system from Carrier doesn’t merely filter and trap air pollutants. Viruses, bacteria, mold and fungi and any other airborne pathogens are effectively electrocuted to death before they can reach you and your family. Air purifiers such as the Infinity Air Purifier from Puyallup HVAC captures pollutants as small as 0.01 microns. That is 18,000 times smaller than the size of the...

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