How One Can Improve Air Quality at Their Premises
Summary:
Air quality testing helps in detecting indoor pollutants so that they could be
removed before they cause any health problems. Here are the best and easy ways
to improve the air quality in your day care starting today.
We
spend a lot of time at work or in the car, but we spend more time in our homes
than anywhere else. Shouldn't the air you breathe while inside your home be
clean and free of allergens and dust? It all comes down to proper ventilation
and filtration. The right HVAC system along with regularly changed air filters
can provide your home with the cleanest possible air so you can rest easy
knowing you're not breathing in any harmful airborne contaminates.
Improve the air quality inside the home
There
are many things a homeowner can do to improve the air quality inside their
home. Purchasing a standalone air purifier can help take contaminates out of
the air and circulate clean, fresh air throughout the house. However, separate
air systems are expensive. If your HVAC system is old or inefficient, you might
want to look into replacing it with a new energy efficient model. If your
current dispersion modeling system is
operating correctly, all you really need to do is keep it clean and change the
air filter.
Correct air filter for your home
Picking
out the correct air exposure assessment filter
for your home depends on a number of factors. First, you must choose a grade of
filter that will form a barrier against the types of particles you are trying
to guard against. The finer the fibers are, the more expensive they will be.
However, in many cases, an average air filter should suffice as long as you
take care to change it every 30-60 days.
There are also two different types of air filter to choose from
Fiberglass filters are created from natural
fibers and overlapped to create a fine mesh that will capture dirt particles
and other small pollutants. Pleated filters are made from different materials
and have a wavy surface area to help attract airborne particles.
You
may have special circumstances that require you to purchase air filters that
are specially designed for microscopic particles. This is particularly common
in households where someone suffers from severe asthma. Specially designed air
filters can trap up to 99% of all airborne allergens so the person can breathe
easy when inside their own home.
Changing air filter every month
Changing
your air quality modeling every month
or two will keep the air circulating through your home clean, but if your doors
and windows are not properly insulated, you'll be introducing more contaminates
every day. Make sure your weather stripping is intact and no outside air is
coming into your home. The extra dirt and dust that enters your home will end
up flowing through your HVAC system, which can eventually
clog it up if not cleaned regularly. The dust inside your ductwork should also
be cleaned out on a regular basis to keep it from circulating throughout your
home and into your lungs.
Keeping
the air inside your home clean is easy if you take some simple precautions.
Change your furnace filter regularly, keep your insulation intact and have your
HVAC system inspected annually and you'll have clean, fresh air all year long.
Source control
Eliminating
the sources of pollution or reducing their emission is the most effective way
of improving the quality of interior air. You can seal sources that contain
asbestos or adjust gas stoves to reduce emissions. Source control is the most
cost-effective way of protecting the indoor environment.
Ventilation improvement
Increasing
the amount of outdoor air entering the room is also a good way of reducing
indoor pollutants. Not all heating and cooling units allow fresh air into the
room. So, you can increase ventilation by opening the windows, operating window
fans, or running an air conditioner with its vent control open. You can also
install exhaust fans in the bathroom and kitchen to remove contaminants. These
are particularly important when you engage in activities which generate
pollutants, such as painting or paint stripping, using kerosene heaters,
cooking, welding, or soldering. Ventilation improvement increases your energy
costs by only a few dollars.
Air cleaners
Air
cleaners may be relatively cheap tabletop models or costly whole-house systems.
While most cleaners are effective at particle removal, most air cleaners are
not designed to eliminate gaseous pollutants. The efficiency of a cleaner can
be measured by the amount of pollutants it removes from the interior air and
the amount of air it passes through the filtering element. A highly efficient
device with a low air circulation rate or vice-versa will not prove worthwhile.
A balance between these two functions has to be achieved for achieving good
quality inside air.
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