Different types of air filters (Hepa, Ionic, UV, Carbon)
When air contaminants are inhaled, the body’s natural defense system is more vulnerable to small particles below 0.5 microns. Different air filters are able to filter out contaminants on differen...
Tips on Choosing the Right Air Purifier
Before you purchase an air purifier make sure you understand the different types of air purifiers. Different purifiers use various cleaning and purifying technologies. Your first step is to identif...
What causes bad indoor air quality?
When you hear about bad air quality you probably think about a city with an overcast of smog. The truth is, indoor air pollution is another problem itself. As a matter of fact, the quality of indoo...
Sleep apnea is a disorder that causes a pause in breathing during sleep. The pauses can last just a few seconds up to several minutes and can occur up to 30 times per hour. Normal breathing resumes...
Pet Dander's Effect on Air Quality and Asthma
Pet dander, tiny pieces of skin shed by dogs, cats, and other animals with feathers or fur, is one of the most powerful and pervasive (i.e., it can be found everywhere, including homes without pets...
It may take many by surprise the dangers of inhaling wood smoke. In comparison to Tobacco smoke, research indicates that Tobacco smoke damages the body 30 seconds after it is inhaled while wood smo...
Air Pollution in the work place
Given that most people spend about 90% of their time indoors, it is easy to see why air quality has become such an important issue in modern times. Air pollution concerns, though, are not a new phe...
Air Pollution May Cause Respiratory Infections
Nobody likes air pollution. It usually looks and smells bad, and it creates unhealthy air quality conditions. This is especially true for people who suffer from allergies and respiratory problems. ...
Air Pollution's Harmful Effects on the Elderly
Air pollution is a health concern for everyone, but even more so for the elderly. Due to the factors that affect seniors, what would cause a younger and healthier person a mild discomfort, can tur...
Every day, your body is exposed to a variety of chemicals from the foods you eat, the beverages you drink, everyday household products, and the air you breathe. While some of these chemicals are ha...
Asthma & How it is affected by Air Pollution
Asthma is a complicated disease the origin and mechanics of which is not completely understood. Simply put, it involves the very small airways that bring air in and out of the lungs. These airw...
Allergies and Air Pollution's Effect on Your Health
The heavy price that humanity has paid for technological progress is the overwhelming pollution that has been unleashed upon the land, waterways and atmosphere. Such chemicals as herbicides, pes...
What you need to know about indoor air
In the last several years it has come to our attention that indoor air quality can be more seriously polluted than outdoor air quality. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pollu...
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