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Indoor Air Quality Systems, Air Purifiers for Large Rooms

May 14th, 2012  
Indoor Air Quality Systems for Infant Health According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the quality of the air indoors is as much as five times worse than outdoor air. Although this issue is a health concern for all people, it is especially dangerous for infants. The immune systems of babies are not fully developed, which makes them incredibly susceptible to airborne impurities. Such contaminants can increase a child's likelihood of developing allergies or asthma when they get older. As a parent, it is up to you to protect your child from the moment they are born by ensuring the air that they are breathing is clean and healthy. The best way to accomplish this is with the use of indoor air quality systems. Indoor Air Quality Systems to Protect Your Infant from Contaminants Regardless Read more [...]

Office Chemicals

February 24th, 2012  
We tend to think of the office environment as neat, tidy and clean. With regular janitorial services, to the eye it certainly appears so. However, there are often undetected chemicals in the office environment, but that do have health effects. In fact, it is enough of a concern for the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (a department of the CDC) to devote an entire section of their website to the problem. And, unfortunately, it isn’t enough for building management to use air duct cleaning or normal air filter systems to fix all the problems. Air filter systems installed as part of the air handling equipment for a building will help reduce dust accumulation, as will regular air duct cleaning. What these procedures will not do is remove most chemical contaminants from the Read more [...]

Nursing Home Air Quality

February 16th, 2012  
The environment in a nursing home is a combination of the hospital setting and a communal living situation. This makes it uniquely qualified for air purifiers, and especially those with cHEPA/HEPAfast filters. The reasons concern the type of person living there, the number of people coming and going, and the state of overall hygiene in the facility. Respiratory system diseases Although there are younger patients confined to nursing homes, most residents are elderly. Seniors typically suffer from reduced lung function from a variety of causes and pneumonias are a tragic, but common illness in this population. Two studies published in the Archives of Internal Medicine in February 2012 highlight other risks the elderly face when air quality is poor. The first, out of Brown University, showed Read more [...]