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Is your home or office
hazardous to your health?

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“Indoor pollution
sources that release gases or particles into the air are the
primary cause of indoor air quality problems.”
— U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission
(CPSC)
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“Dust mites in the air cause
allergic reactions in an estimated 15 to 20 percent of
the population, and have been linked to the
development of childhood asthma.”
— Professor Yogi
Goswami, Director University of Florida Solar
Energy & Energy Conversion Laboratory
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You might sniffle or have a
scratchy throat or watery eyes. You might even think it’s a cold,
hay fever, flu or a bad case of bronchitis. Then again, your not
feeling well could be simply that your home or workplace is sick and
it’s making you sick.
After all, most of us spend up to
90 percent of our time indoors. And experts are voicing new concerns
that indoor pollution in homes and workplaces might be more
dangerous to our health than even outdoor air pollution. While
pollutant levels from individual sources may not pose a significant
health risk by themselves, most homes harbor more than one source.
There can be serious risks from the cumulative effects of these
contaminants.
Your home may be teeming with
allergens such as dust, dander, and pollens; carbon monoxide can
escape from fireplaces and gas stoves; upholstered furniture houses
live dust mites; and pesticides emit noxious gases into the air.
Mold and bacteria often funnel through heating, ventilation, and
cooling systems, and volatile organic chemicals seep out of paint
and carpets. Even common household products like air fresheners and
cleaning agents can release pollutants continuously.
Good housekeeping alone doesn’t
solve the problem either, because contaminants are constantly being
reintroduced. To be effective, you must deal with this around the
clock. Cleaning up your indoor environment isn’t just for the
chemically sensitive. It is for everyone who is healthy and wants to
stay that way.
The bottom line is this: if
the air in your home or workplace isn’t safe, you’ll never be as
healthy as you want. That’s why it’s not a matter of whether you
need an air treatment system, but which one you should
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