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Air
Quality Control
We can develop strategies for the
reduction and removal of indoor air pollutants. The primary methods for
improving indoor air quality include:
- Source Control
- We can eliminate the cause of
the pollutant or the contributor to the pollutant. We can provide sealed
combustion appliances and heaters to eliminate the potential of
combustion gasses leaking into our homes. We can take out building
materials that out gas toxic fumes or buy appropriate building materials
that do not emit dangerous volatile organic compounds and contribute to
particulate matter that becomes airborne.
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- For example
- Carpeting is susceptible to constant wear and the development of
particulate matter. It also is a good breeding ground for a variety of
biological contaminants and is known to outgass many volatile organic
compounds. The removal of existing carpeting or the use of optional flooring
materials will assist in source control of many potentially hazardous
contaminants.
- Ventilation
- Ventilation is the exhausting
of air that has uncomfortable or unhealthy levels of pollutants and the
supply of non-contaminated air. Good ventilation assists in the removal
and/or the dilution of indoor air pollutants. A ventilation
system will reduce moisture levels in most circumstances which will assist
you in the control of biological organisms, and the growth of mold and
mildew. Ventilation will also remove or dilute concentrations of
various gasses. Ventilation alone does little to control particulate matter.
A ventilation system can be combined with air filtration to control
both particulate matter and gasses.
- Air Purification
- This method of controlling
indoor air pollutants can handle both particulate matter and to some degree,
gasses. It is important to understand the configuration of the air
filter equipment to know its function and capability to handle particulate
matter and gasses. An air filter unit can be part of the whole house
heating/cooling system or an integral part of the whole house ventilation
only system. Portable
Air Purification Units can be used to reduce/remove indoor air
pollutants in living spaces when a whole house system is unavailable or when
meeting the specific needs of a nursery or an allergic individuals room.
Healthgoods Staff
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