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Important Facts about Indoor Air Quality

Maintaining a proactive healthy and safe indoor air quality is essential to your quality of life. Here are some facts about indoor air quality that you might not have known about before:

1. Dust

Indoor dust which comprises of human skin, pet dander, pollen, dust mites, and mold can trigger respiratory allergies in people who are susceptible to respiratory issues.

2. Candles

The fumes from paraffin wax candles contribute to indoor air pollution.

There are studies done that have found that candles made of paraffin wax release toxic chemicals like toluene and benzene that can quickly build up to an unhealthy level in enclosed areas.

3. Chlorine by-products

Did you know that when chlorine reacts with organic matter like skin, hair, bacteria and so on it forms chlorine by-products like chloramines and trihalomethanes?

Inhaling these chemicals can irritate and cause damages to the respiratory system.

4. Cleaning products

Household cleaning chemicals, paints and solvents contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can trigger symptoms such as headaches, skin and throat irritation when people are exposed to them on a regular basis.

5. Combustion pollutants

The fireplace, heater, wood or gas stove, water heater, and dryer emit gases and particles especially in unvented or poorly vented fuel-burning appliances and spaces.

Nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide are some of the hazardous gases that may be produced.

6.Second hand tobacco smoke

This contains 200 known poisons and 43 carcinogens.

What’s more, these stick to the walls and carpets and constant exposure puts the occupants at risk for known cancers and other respiratory illnesses.

7. Clothes and synthetic fragrances

Did you know that dry cleaned clothes contain trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene?

These are highly toxic substances. They are used in fragrances, perfumes, and deodorizers and are highly volatile.

Some of them also contain semi-volatile chemicals that have been found to be toxic..

8. Building materials and pesticides

There are volatile organic gases that are released by building and remodeling materials, such as paint, lacquer, glue, and plywood.

These building materials can emit toxic compounds for a few more years even after the installation has been finished.