You may constantly be bombarded with new issues that should concern you and the rest of society. Don’t buy anything containing BPA. Stay away from the microwave. Only store your leftovers in glass containers, not plastic.
Now everyone is telling you about indoor air quality (or IAQ) in Waukegan. You shouldn’t use anything with chemicals to wipe down your counters. You should install an air purification system. You should use essential oils instead of air fresheners.
The worries never stop.
So you stop listening to all the noise and just do the best you can. We understand - why stress about one issue if you’re just going to have to constantly worry about everything else?
But, of anything, indoor air quality is definitely an issue you should pay attention to, and here’s why.
It affects your health
We’ve told you how to fight sickness and stay healthy with indoor air quality; and, we’ve shared how to Stop the Sneezes and help alleviate symptoms of asthma and allergies with recommendations to improve indoor air quality; we’ve even given you a full review of the APCO Whole-House Air Purifier to help keep your indoor air quality at its best. So now, we’ll put it bluntly: substandard indoor air quality will negatively affect your health . We spend an estimated 90% of our life indoors and with indoor air pollutants, including pet dander, dust, fibers, and virus-causing germs, floating around our homes, it’s imperative to have an air purification system that can clean our air and help destroy the germs that cause diseases.
It affects your home
Bad air quality can affect your lungs, but it can also affect the function of your home. Indoor air with elevated levels of contaminants floating around is much harder on your home’s HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) system. Impurities clog the elements of the blower system and the home’s air filters faster, causing your heating and cooling system to work harder to keep you comfortable. Your ducts can also become filthy faster, giving you inefficient airflow.
It affects your workplace
Many studies have revealed that poor indoor air quality can actually have a huge effect on workplace productivity. Not only can it worsen the symptoms of allergies and asthma, but the contaminants emitted by copying machines, cleaning supplies, poorly maintained heating and AC equipment, and electrical equipment can cause headaches (even migraines), watery eyes, and itchy throats. While these symptoms may be short-term, long-term exposure to poor indoor air quality (40 hours a week in the office definitely counts) can result in skin rashes, respiratory issues, and other chronic ailments. On the more extreme side, radon or asbestos sneaking in through fractured foundations or ceilings can actually cause cancer and other deadly diseases and a high concentration of carbon monoxide can result in sudden death.
So when someone starts talking about indoor air quality, listen up because it could be important for your health and for your home. If you don’t know if your home’s indoor air quality is good or bad, call Robinson Service Experts for a complimentary in-home analysis and we’ll confirm your indoor air quality levels and go over whole-home air cleaning options with you.