Are you having allergies, headaches, asthma attacks, and other respiratory health problems? One must understand that some of these health respiratory problems are caused by indoor air pollution. Air pollution is a mixture of unwanted particles or chemicals and gasses in the air. Contamination of the air and can harm the health of humans, animals, and plants. Many of us are only familiar with air pollution caused by chemicals from factories or car emissions. Air contamination is not just outside but the air inside your building can also be polluted and can affect our health as well.
Risks of Bad Air Quality
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, indoor air can be polluted from two to five times higher than outdoor air. The World Health Organization also states that polluted indoor air is one of the world’s greatest environmental health risks and the average percentage of the Americans who stay indoors is approximately 90 percent.
On the other hand, the indoor sources of air pollution are excess moisture, furnishings such as carpets, flooring, and furniture. Cooling and heating products like air conditioners and humidifiers, and fuel-burning appliances such as ovens, stoves, heaters, dryers, and so on contribute to indoor air pollution.
These are some of the long-term health risks of bad indoor air quality:
- Respiratory diseases such as emphysema, bronchitis, and asthma
- Lung damage, even after symptoms such as coughing or a sore throat disappear
- Weakened athletic performance
- Wheezing, chest pain, dry throat, headache, or nausea
- Lowered resistance to infections
- Increased fatigue
How to Improve Indoor Air Quality?
Ultraviolet systems employed by Caloosa Cooling are the modern discovery in protecting our respiratory health while we are inside the buildings. For 65 years, the treatment of Ultraviolet in band C (UVC) has been used in hospitals, laboratories, barbershops, and pharmaceutical plants to kill microorganisms.
Aside from using UVC, Caloosa Cooling also helps to protect the health of your family, by performing different indoor quality control services to reduce allergies and irritants that come into your home.
However, you can also do these simple tips to help with the air quality around your space:
- Regularly change or clean your AC filter
- Clean other appliances air filter
- Inspect and clean your air ducts
- Utilize cooking ducts/ventholes
- Maintain your rugs and carpets spotless
- Manage the humidity in your home
- Consider buying indoor plants
- Keep a smoke-free house
- Use non-toxic paint
Caloosa Cooling Provides The Best Solutions For Indoor Air Quality in Fort Myers and Cape Coral FL
Indoor air pollutants can be a lot toxic to your family’s health than outdoor contaminants. A typical family spends most of their time at home and in their bedrooms exposed to dust, air particulates, and air contaminants.
Having to air a pleasing quality filter and air quality products enables to enhance the overall well-being and health while also giving convenience to the homeowners. To guarantee quality indoor air, Caloosa Cooling is what you are looking for.
What you are breathing is as vital as the comfort of your air. Caloosa Cooling can assist you with clean air solutions.
We have technicians that are experts at diagnosing and advising air quality solutions including:
- Bipolar Ionizer, Germicidal UV Light, Air Purifier
- RGF Reme Halo
- RGF Reme LED
- RGF BLU QR Stick Light
- Trane CleanEffects Clean Air System
- Lennox PureAir Air Purification System
Contact Caloosa Cooling at 239-226-0202 today for more information about good indoor air quality in Southwest Florida.
