FACT – INDOOR AIR POLLUTION IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM
Did you know that Indoor air pollution has been described by the EPA and Congress as America’s #1 environmental health problem? The EPA also reports that indoor air can be up to one hundred times more polluted than the air outside. One hundred times! Air pollutants and poor indoor air quality can cause allergies, sick building syndrome, bacteria infections, and spread viruses to name a few.
INDOOR AIR QUALITY FACTS
• People spend 75-90% of their time indoors
• Exposure to airborne contamination is considerable.
• 50% of all major office buildings have contaminated heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC). If not properly maintained, they are a hotbed for growth of molds and bacteria.
• Each person inhales over 3,500 gallons of air each day. Children inhale more particles for their size then adolescents or adults.
• Polluted air causes 94% of all respiratory problems.
• More than 31 million Americans have been diagnosed with asthma, about 1/3 are children under 18.
• About 40,000 dust mites, a common household allergen, can live in one ounce of dust.
• An estimated 10-15% of the entire population may be allergic to cat or dog dander.
• A person sheds up to 700,000 skin flakes per day.
3 TYPES OF INDOOR POLLUTANTS
Problem: Particulates are tiny particles suspended in the air. Common particulates include residential pollen, dust mites, dust, smoke and dander (skin flakes). Particulate diameters are measured in microns and range from .001 to 1,000 microns. These dimensions represent the continuum from a few molecules up to the size where particles can no longer be airborne.
Solution: Particulates are removed from the air by filtration. As you can see from the chart below, air filters differ in effectiveness as they can trap different size particulates. Markl & Sons recommends Honeywell air purification technologies.
Problem: These are bacteria, germs, viruses, fungi, spores and mold. Although bacteria are small in size and usually microscopic, they have an amazing ability to do horrible damage to all living organisms including humans. Many everyday illnesses are also caused by viruses like the common cold or the flu.
Solution: Microbials are living organizations that must be killed. Markl & Sons recommends Honeywell products.
Problem: Indoor odors and gases, such as benzene, formaldehyde, chloroform, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, etc., are released from furniture, cabinets, carpets, cleaning chemicals, copy machines, insulation, insect sprays, hair sprays, etc.
Solution: Again, Markl & Sons recommends Honeywell products as the preferred system to address these air quality challenges.
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Uchafuzi wa hewa ndani ya nyumba ni tatizo kubwa, na EPA na Bunge la Marekani wametaja uchafuzi wa hewa ndani ya nyumba kama tatizo kubwa zaidi la afya ya mazingira nchini Marekani. Kulingana na EPA, hewa ya ndani ya nyumba inaweza kuwa na uchafuzi wa hewa mara 100 kuliko hewa ya nje. Mara mia moja! Vitu vinavyosababisha uchafuzi wa hewa na hali mbaya ya hewa ndani ya nyumba vinaweza kusababisha mzio, ugonjwa wa jengo lenye ugonjwa, maambukizi ya bakteria, na kueneza virusi. Ubora wa hewa ya ndani: Watu hutumia asilimia 75 hadi 90 ya wakati wao ndani ya nyumba, na kuathiriwa na uchafuzi wa hewa ni kubwa. Kwa mfano, katika majengo makubwa ya ofisi, asilimia 50 ya majengo hayo yana mifumo ya joto, uingizaji hewa na hali ya hewa iliyochafuliwa. Ikiwa hazitunzwa vizuri, zinaweza kusababisha ukuzi wa kuvu na bakteria. Kila mtu hupumua zaidi ya galoni 3,500 za hewa kila siku. Watoto huingiza chembechembe nyingi zaidi kwa ukubwa wao kuliko matineja au watu wazima. Uchafuzi wa hewa husababisha asilimia 94 ya matatizo ya kupumua Zaidi ya watu milioni 31 nchini Marekani wamegunduliwa kuwa na ugonjwa wa pumu, na karibu thuluthi moja ni watoto chini ya umri wa miaka 18. • Karibu vimelea 40,000 vya vumbi, kichocheo cha kawaida cha nyumba, vinaweza kuishi katika gramu moja ya vumbi. Inakadiriwa kuwa 10-15% ya watu wote wanaweza kuwa na mzio wa ngozi ya paka au mbwa. Mtu hupoteza vipande vya ngozi 700,000 kwa siku. 3 Aina ya uchafuzi wa ndani: Vipande vidogo vya hewa vilivyo katika hewa Chembe za kawaida ni pamoja na chavua ya makazi, vimelea vya vumbi, vumbi, moshi na dander (vipande vya ngozi). Kiasi cha vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande vya vipande. Vipimo hivi huwakilisha mwendelezo kutoka molekuli chache hadi ukubwa ambapo chembe haziwezi tena kusafirishwa hewani. Suluhisho: Chembe huondolewa kutoka hewani kwa njia ya kuchuja. Kama unaweza kuona katika chati hapa chini, filters hewa tofauti katika ufanisi kama wao wanaweza kukamata vipande tofauti ukubwa. Markl & Sons inapendekeza Honeywell teknolojia ya kusafisha hewa. Tatizo: Hizi ni bakteria, vijidudu, virusi, kuvu, spora na kuvu. Ingawa bakteria ni ndogo na kwa kawaida ni ndogo sana, zina uwezo wa kustaajabisha wa kuharibu viumbe vyote hai, kutia ndani wanadamu. Magonjwa mengi ya kila siku pia husababishwa na virusi kama vile homa au mafua. Suluhisho: Viini ni viumbe hai vinavyopaswa kuuawa. Markl & Sons inapendekeza bidhaa za Honeywell. "Kuna aina mbalimbali za gesi, kama vile formaldehyde, chlorine, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, formaldehyde.""" Markl & Sons inashauri bidhaa za Honeywell kama mfumo unaopendekezwa kushughulikia changamoto hizi za ubora wa hewa. Je, una maswali kuhusu jinsi unaweza kuboresha hewa safi na ubora katika makazi yako au mahali pa biashara? Tafadhali wasiliana nasi hapa.