Why should I be concerned about the quality of the air inside my home ?

Indoor air pollution and its health implications are a rapidly growing concern for families in today’s society. You want your family to be safe from the air pollution problems found in the outside environment, yet you may be unaware that indoor air pollution can have a major effect on your family’s health, comfort, and safety as well.
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has identified indoor air pollution as one of the top five urgent environmental risks to public health.
Indoor air pollution contributes to lung disease, including respiratory tract infections, asthma, lung cancer, and can greatly exacerbate allergy symptoms. If you or a family member suffer from allergies or asthma, or if you have infants or elderly persons living in your home, indoor air pollution and its health implications are of even greater concern to you.

Even healthy adults can experience adverse symptoms with as little as a single exposure to Indoor Air Pollution. Some common symptoms are headaches, nausea, sore or scratchy throat, nasal irritation, dry, red, or itchy eyes, coughing, sneezing and fatigue.
Most of us spend up to 90% of our time indoors. Common indoor activities and products can adversely affect indoor air quality. Cooking, cleaning, furniture, paint and pets are just a few of the culprits.
Today’s tightly sealed and energy-efficient homes can actually have negative effects on your home’s air quality because they might not be properly equipped to filter and purify the constantly re-circulated air. Without adequate indoor air circulation, pollutants can build up over time, leading to poor indoor air quality.

What causes Indoor Air Polution?

There are many factors that can cause Indoor Air Pollution:

• The typical home generates approximately 40 pounds of dust a year per every 1500 square feet.
  
• Just one ounce of dust contains about 40,000 dust mites, which aggravate allergies.
  
• There are over 4,000 compounds in tobacco smoke, many of which are strong irritants.
  
• Gases discharged from carpets and furniture and other seemingly benign household items can contribute to Indoor Air Pollution.
  
• Flowers and trees are both sources of pollen, but surprisingly, trees affect allergy sufferers more. Some trees do not rely on insects to distribute pollen. They rely on wind and this means their pollen can regularly enter your home.
  
• Perfume, paint, air fresheners, hairspray, scented candles, cleaning products and even a wood fire in your homes fireplace can cause Indoor Air Pollution. 

What is causing Air Pollution in your home?

Now that you’ve learned about Indoor Air Quality and how it affects your health and quality of life, you can take control of the situation and explore opportunities to solve Indoor Air Quality problems specific to your home.
Depending on the Indoor Air Quality problems identified during your home’s Indoor Air Quality test, your Airstar Svcs.,Inc. trained and certified technician can explain the appropriate solutions for your home comfort.