With the ever-growing awareness in recent years, it is common knowledge that indoor can potentially be similar to the outdoor air pollution, which negatively impacts on your health and well-being. Unfortunately, in some cases, the indoor air quality can be even worse than outside. Research has shown that indoor air pollutant levels are 2-5 times higher than those outdoors according to the EPA. Since most Americans spend, on average, 90% of their time indoors, this is concerning. Today, we at Air Pure Air Duct Cleaning would like to discuss the ways you may be contributing to poor indoor air quality at home.
Improper Ventilation of Home
Contaminants and pollutants are given a way to escape your home with proper ventilation. Especially in the kitchen and bathrooms, you can help improve ventilation by doing simple things such as opening windows, turning on ceiling fans, and running exhaust fans. Dirt, dust, and other contaminants can settle in your ductwork only to be recirculated throughout your home and breathed in by family members, your air handling unit is responsible for most of the air circulation within the home. To help remove these pollutants from your ductwork and keep them from contributing to poor indoor air quality, proper air duct cleaning is essential.
Dirty Upholstery & Mattress
You are introducing a myriad of pollutants and allergens into your sheets by not regularly washing your blankets and bedding. Snuggled down between the fibers is the pollen, dust, pet dander, dust mites, and even pests. You should regularly wash your bedsheets, pillow covers, comforters, couch cushions once a week to cut back on these pollutants. To kill off allergens and mites, use the hottest water setting for the cycle.
Poor Dusting Methods
You’re often just pushing the dirt around instead of collecting it for disposal when you use a rag for dusting. Consider using a microfiber cloth instead of a regular rag in order to remove the most allergens and dust. Instead of simply pushing them around and occasionally wiping them, microfiber cloths are specifically manufactured to grab dust and other particles. Cleaning your home and the air within, you will remove and dispose of dust and debris with this proper dusting technique.
Do Cleaning Products Cause Air Pollution?
Some cleaning products can be a major culprit behind poor indoor air quality, even though you want to keep your home clean and sanitary for your family. The air around can harm us by releasing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air by chemicals like bleach, disinfectant sprays or wipes, and other strong cleaners. From certain solids or liquids, VOCs are emitted as gases according to the EPA. These organic compounds easily vaporize and can be dangerous to the humans that come in contact with them, which often contain fluorine, chlorine, bromine, benzene, formaldehyde, and toluene. You can lower the number of VOCs and improve the safety of the air you and your family breathe by using more natural cleaners.
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