| You must have heard of sick buildings, sick offices | | | | enough, outdoor air is cleaner than indoor air by 2 |
| and homes. And when you personally start | | | | to 5 times. While is might be a more difficult task |
| experiencing perpetual sinusitis, tearing eyes, and | | | | to open all your doors and windows at the office, |
| endless allergies, you begin to wonder if you need | | | | you can do so very easily at home. And do it |
| to improve your indoor air quality, IAQ that is. | | | | twice a day an hour at a time. This will help you |
| And getting an air cleaner purifier is an essential | | | | ventilate the used air with outdoor air which often |
| part of the solution. | | | | contains more nutrients. And if your home also |
| 3 main factors contribute most in enhancing the | | | | includes an art or pottery studio where you paint |
| IAQ of the home or office, namely by source | | | | your art pieces, it is advisable to air your work |
| control, boosting your interior ventilation as well as | | | | room more often. You should do the same if you |
| using an indoor air purifier. | | | | have a crowded garage. |
| Source control literally means trying to identify the | | | | Finally, getting an indoor air purifier is the critical |
| where the bad air comes from within your home | | | | maintenance part of this chain process. Effective |
| or office. For example, office equipment like the | | | | air purification systems are capable of removing |
| photocopier, fax machine, personal computers and | | | | particles from 10 to 0.001 microns depending in |
| home appliances like gas stoves are all culprits of | | | | the type of air filtration systems adopted. |
| emitting pollutants. These are easy adjustments | | | | Particles like dust, virus, bacteria, gas, smoke and |
| like changing to an alternative appliance or | | | | odor are amongst the main pollutants removed |
| enclosing your office copiers in an enclosed room | | | | but you will need to do some research to find out |
| which will greatly help improve the air quality | | | | which is most suitable one for you. One thing for |
| eventually. | | | | sure, steer clear away from ozone ionic cleaners |
| Circulating indoor air with outdoor air is also | | | | as they tend to emit ozone, a toxic gas to the |
| important as research has shown that often | | | | human body. |