What is Indoor Air Quality?
Air Pollution surrounds us daily…car exhaust, smog, indoor air. That’s right, indoor air quality is important to your health. Your exposure to air pollutants can be up to 100 times higher indoors than outdoors. The American Lung Association estimates that most people spend 90% of their time indoors. So, clean indoor air is very important.
What is indoor air quality? Well, it’s just that, it is the quality of the air that we breathe when we are indoors. This includes the quantity and type of particles in the air, as well as the humidity and freshness of the air. All of these things can be controlled and improved through your heating and air conditioning system. Every system has a basic air quality component called a filter. Most one inch filters are very inefficient and trap only a small percentage of the largest particles passing through the system. So when you look at that dirt on your filter, realize that what you are seeing is at best 5% of the visible size dust that went through it! Almost all of the particles that cause asthma and respiratory stress are too small to see. Most irritants, such as dust mites, pet dander and pollen are microscopic. So, as you can see, standard filters are no help in relieving allergies or asthma symptoms. The best way to remove these small irritants is with an Ultraviolet Air Purifier
