Verify Air Quality Testing

  Household dust is made up of skin cells, hair fragments, clothing fibres, pollen, mould spores, pet dander, rodent droppings, asbestos fibres, fibre glass, bacteria, viruses and the list goes on. Household dust is normal and there is no such thing as a completely dust free environment. Even certified clean rooms have some dust…just at minute levels. Airborne dust in your home is inescapable, however, there is a way to manage it at low levels. So how do we manage the dust that we breathe? Simple, find out the source, assess your air purification systems (or lack there of) and install air purifiers that work. To do that successfully, you may need to have your indoor air quality tested first. An indoor air quality test can show you what your dust levels are, what is contained in the dust and how to remove the harmful allergens and pathogens from your dust in your home. Here are a few pointers: Indoor dust can and will accumulate indoors if you have poor ventilation. Think of a ballo...

  It’s still well below seasonal in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) this week, however, as you remember that will soon change. Air Conditioning Season is coming…are you ready? Now is the time to have a careful look at your furnace and air conditioning system as well as all your air purification systems to have a safe, healthy and comfortable summer. There is nothing more uncomfortable than high humidity and high heat. So if you’re air conditioning system is older than 15 years…it will likely not last much longer. A Healthy Home has both good indoor air quality but should also have good comfort as far as temperature and humidity is concerned. Health Canada, the CDC as well as the WHO all agree that proper indoor temperature and relative humidity settings are key in preventing bacterial, viral and mould growth issues indoors. Having the right humidity and temperature is not just a comfort issue, it is also important to provide a healthy indoor environment that does not promote bacteri...

  Your Vacuum Cleaner May Be Killing You Yes that’s right, your vacuum cleaner may be killing you or at the very least making you sick. Almost every time we perform air quality test on a vacuum cleaner it fails miserably. In many cases, it’s clients with severe allergies or asthma that are really diligent in keeping their homes clean that seemingly have the worst polluters. These people vacuum their house daily to every other day and pollute the air the most. Don’t be fooled by HEPA vacuums…Some of these are the worst indoor air quality polluters. Ok. So let’s dissect this a little first. All of our homes no matter how clean we try to keep them, including my own home, have dust, fibres, allergens and pathogens in the air. Even mould. There is no such thing as a mould free environment. The outdoor air has a normal fungal ecology of airborne mould spore activity. These mould spores come indoors through natural ventilation, cracks in the building envelope, doors and window frames and ...

  Many of us in the 3rd wave are still spending the majority of our time indoors in our homes. Aside from the lack of exercise and suffering from boredom…we could also be suffering from poor indoor air quality. The indoor environment is important to our overall health and well being. The quality of the air that you are breathing and the quality of your indoor environment is important for your health, your family’s health, even your pets. Why not have an indoor air quality test done to make sure you have proper indoor air quality? It’s not as expensive as you might think and can provide important information on the status of your indoor air quality and what allergens or even pathogens you might be inhaling. Common Indoor Health Symptoms Indicating Poor Indoor Air Quality: Headaches or migraines Lethargy or malaise Respiratory or sinus issues Skin irritation or skin rashes Nose bleeds. Obviously other medical conditions can also cause many of these symptoms. So consider it a check or...