Understanding Indoor Air Pollutants
Executive Summary What to Know About Indoor Air Pollutants Due to buildings’ enclosed nature, indoor air can have 200% to 500% times more pollutants than open spaces. Particulate matter, airborne chemicals, and other pollutants can hinder your property’s indoor air quality (IAQ), increasing the inhabitants’ risk of respiratory diseases like asthma. In extreme cases, long-term […]
Indoor Air Quality Testing: A Comprehensive Guide for Property Owners
Key Takeaways Understanding Indoor Air Quality Testing as a Property Owner Since Americans spend roughly 90% of their time indoors, IAQ can significantly affect their health status. If a building has poor air quality, its inhabitants can experience uncomfortable symptoms like asthma, poor sleep, dizziness, and headaches. Indoor air quality (IAQ) assessments evaluate the air […]
Improving Indoor Air Quality: The Connection Between Mold and Your Home’s Health
Although you likely think of mold as the stuff that just sits on a piece of old bread, mold can have a significant impact on your home’s air quality when it gets into the wrong place. Mold can linger in the air, and breathing in excessive amounts of mold can lead to uncomfortable health risks. […]
Residential Guide To Indoor Air Quality
According to various studies, people in North America and Europe spend 90% of their time indoors. This makes sense as indoors is usually the place where we are most protected from weather and other dangers. However, we’re subject to health concerns involved with indoor air pollution. A lot of contaminants can get into the air […]
Signs of Poor Air Quality in Your Home or Office
When you check the weather forecast on your smartphone, you might see a reading for the local air quality index. Knowing if the air quality outside is good or bad can help you decide whether it’s a good idea to venture out for an early morning run or an afternoon in the park. But what […]
What Does An Environmental Consulting Company Do?
What Does an Environmental Consulting Company Do? The Environmental Protection Agency was established by President Nixon in 1970, due to growing concerns about our impact on the environment. The EPA is in charge of creating and maintaining national standards that involve using laws and regulations to protect human and environmental health. Okay, so, how does […]
Six Ways To Keep Your Home’s Air Clean
When was the last time you asked yourself, “is my home’s air clean?” You may not know it, but there are things you can do to keep your home’s air clean, making it better for you and your family. In fact, a lot of our standard weekly cleaning (such as vacuuming and dusting) helps us […]
Top 7 Indoor Air Quality Pollutants and When To Get Your Air Quality Tested
There are two main things we’d like to get across about indoor air quality (IAQ) right off the bat. First, scientific studies have given supporting evidence that indoor air quality can be worse than outdoor air pollution. This can be true in even the largest and most congested cities. Second, 90% of our time is […]
Air Pollution In The Office – What You Need To Know
What Is Indoor Air Quality Testing? Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) testing measures the levels of pollutants in the air and assesses them against the standards that The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has in place. Alpha Environmental retains the tools, equipment, and expertise to perform residential and commercial air quality testing in order to help our clients […]
Air Quality Testing: DIY vs Professional Air Quality Test
First of all, why should you be testing your indoor air quality? This is something many homeowners make the mistake of placing on the back-burner. However, the air you breathe should be a priority for you and your family. That is why Alpha Environmental Services offers professional air quality testing services. A common misconception about […]
