Spring Time Is Toronto Air Quality Testing Time

 Were finally coming out of this cold and gloomy lockdown winter in the GTA. Time to look forward to better days. Sprint time in Toronto is also Air Quality Testing time. Now is the time to get your home ready for spring and summer and air conditioning season. Now is the time to change your furnace filters, inspect your HVAC system and make sure you have good indoor air quality. It’s time to test the air in your home!

Seasonal allergies are about to begin where the outdoor air will have the usual pollutants such as dust and allergens. But, pollen and mould spores will also become part of the outdoor air as well. Whatever the air quality and allergens outdoors, these will find their way in the indoor air quality. Pollutants, allergens, dust, pollens and mould spores outdoors will have a significant impact on the indoor air quality in your home. Make sure your indoor air is free of these allergens and pollutants…have your indoor air quality tested.

What Is Good Indoor Air Quality? 5 Top Good Indoor Air Quality Tests:

  1. Ventilation and proper air flow. This will push out stale air and bring in adequate new fresh air.
  2. Air purification. Make sure the outdoor pollutants and indoor allergens and pathogens are properly filtered out of the breathable air. Low dust and particulate is the key to good indoor air quality.
  3. Biologicals. Your indoor airborne mould spore concentration should be lower than the outdoor fungal ecology.
  4. Bacteria and Viruses. Indoor pathogens should be neutralized as quick as possible with proper air purification.
  5. Humidity control. Make sure your relative humidity is managed between 40% to 50% this time of year. Avoid condensation on windows on colder night by lower it to 30-40%RH.

These top 5 indoor air quality testing parameters should greatly improve your indoor air quality.  

Don’t know if you have proper ventilation and purification? Worried about possible hidden mould growth? Have the air quality tested!

A proper and comprehensive indoor air quality assessment can provide valuable information on the status of the indoor air quality in your home. Toronto and the GTA gets a lot of pollutants and allergens in the outdoor air in the months of April and May. These pollutants can negatively affect the indoor environment in your home or apartment and can lead to serious health issues.

Air quality testing can keep your family healthy this spring and prevent sinus and respiratory illness as well as help combat bacteria and viruses from spreading indoors.  

Don’t just buy air quality equipment or air purifiers without knowing what you actually need. If you already have good natural ventilation then you may not need a ventilation system. Not all homes need an air purification system. Not every home has a hidden mould growth issue or elevated airborne mould spores. However, many homes (new and old) have hidden mould growth, poor air flow and high fine dust counts in their breathable air and therefore have poor indoor air quality.

Just as you get your lawn and garden ready for spring, you should get the indoor air quality in your home ready for spring. Let’s stay healthy Toronto. Get your indoor air quality tested this spring. Spring is new life outdoors and a healthy life indoors. Have your air quality tested and breathe better.


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