Did You Know?

Poor indoor air quality can cause and add to the advance of chronic respiratory diseases, including asthma. It can also cause headaches, dry eyes, nasal congestion, nausea and fatigue. People who have respiratory diseases are at a greater risk of experiencing these symptoms if exposed.

 Biological pollutants, including molds, bacteria, viruses, pollen, dust mites, and animal dander promote poor indoor air quality.  This may directly effect days lost from work and school. 

Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), also known as “secondhand smoke," is a leading indoor air pollutant.  ETS contains about 4,000 chemicals, including 200 known poisons, such as formaldehyde and carbon monoxide, as well as 43 carcinogens.

 Each year, ETS causes an estimated 3,000 lung cancer deaths and up to 50,000 heart disease deaths in non-smokers, as well as between 150,000 to 300,000 cases of lower respiratory tract infections in infants each year. 

Certain cats or dogs are said to be “non-allergenic”, when actually, there is no such thing, especially if the pet leaves dander or saliva in the home.

 Pet dander may stay in the home for months after the pet is gone because it remains in house dust.  Even after removal of the pet, it may take a little while for asthma and allergy symptoms to improve.

Dust mites are small, microscopic spiders found in house dust.  There can be thousands found in just a pinch of dust.  Dust Mites are major triggers for those with allergies and asthma, and need the most work to remove.

Ten Percent of the weight of a 2 year old pillow can be compsed of dead mites and their droppings.  Experts recommend buying new pillows once a year!

In one ounce of dust, over 42,000 dust mites can be found!

Discover Magazine found that the average home collects 40 pounds of dust per year!

Children inhale 50% more air per pound of body weight than adults.  Children are also the ones most affected by poor indoor air quality.