Archive for category: Particulates

Tips for a Healthier Home

Tips for a Healthier Home

Tips for a Healthier Home The National Center for Healthy Housing conducted a recent study in which 35 million homes were found to have at least one health or safety hazard.  An additional six million units were found to be in substandard condition. When we consider how critical a role […]

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Toxic Home Syndrome

Toxic Home Syndrome

Toxic Home Syndrome: How The Air in Your Home Could Be Making You Ill The air within your home may be increasing your risk of heart disease, asthma and cancer. Do You Have Toxic Home Syndrome?  Toxic Home Syndrome is the residential counterpart to Sick Building Syndrome and it occurs […]

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8 Reasons to Have Your Indoor Air Quality Tested

8 Reasons to Have Your Indoor Air Quality Tested

The air we breathe is vital to our existence, but a variety of different pollutants may be present, both indoors and out, that can impact our health, safety and comfort. Studies are showing that we are spending more and more time indoors, while we often don’t even consider what might be […]

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Particulates in your air

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March 17, 2014

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Particulates

Particulates are solid or liquid matter with aerodynamic diameters ranging from .005 to 100um. Dusts, fumes, smoke and organisms such as viruses, pollen grains, bacteria and fungal spores are solid particulate matter, whereas mists and fog are liquid particulate matter. Indoor particles come from both indoor and outdoor sources and […]

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