If you’re concerned about the air you breathe inside your home or at work, you may be familiar with the term indoor air quality or IAQ. Since we spend most of our time indoors, the air inside is important to our health. Many times the air inside contains more pollutants than the air outside. To […]
Assess the Threat of Pollutants in Your Home with Indoor Air Quality Tests Many indoor air pollutants threaten the health of your family. In fact, the air inside the home is often many more times polluted than the air outside. Particles in the air contain mold, bacteria, and viruses. They also carry pollutants like radon […]
Are You Breathing Clean Air in Your Home? If you have concerns about the outside air, there’s a good reason. Outside pollen and pollution impact our health, for sure, but what many people don’t realize is that the air inside our homes presents great risks as well. As much time as we spend in our […]
June is Healthy Homes Month The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) has declared June as “National Healthy Homes Month”. Its main focus is to bring awareness and action to a variety of health issues caused from within a home dwelling. HUD estimates that […]
Is Your Building at Risk from the Legionella Bacteria Many health and safety risks face small business owners. The spread of bacteria is one of them. Outbreaks impact the health and wellbeing of staff. It also puts visitors at risk and leads to lower productivity. Waterborne bacteria, as well as airborne viruses that impact indoor […]