How Air Quality Monitoring Service can enhance your health and productivity

Although air quality is often considered a duty only of the government to ensure safety in outdoor spaces, the truth is that indoor air quality matters just as much. The air you breathe inside the buildings you frequent daily can also be polluted and lead to several health issues if exposed for too long. Having an air quality monitoring service in hot and humid places like Martin County, Saint Lucie County, Jensen Beach, Saint Lucie West, and Port Saint Lucie is essential to prevent respiratory and cognitive problems, heart disease, and cancer caused by polluted indoor air and heat-related issues.

 

According to the EPA, Americans spend 90% of their time indoors, whether in their homes, workplaces, schools, worship places, or gyms. If you spend so much time indoors, it is worth monitoring your air quality to ensure it's deemed safe and poses no risk to your health.

The five most common contaminants in indoor air

Pollutants can come from multiple sources in cities and rural areas and contaminate your HVAC systems, decreasing the air quality and leading to numerous health and energy consumption issues within your property.  Therefore, the HVAC monitoring services you acquire should inspect your system regularly for signs of pollutants in the air. 

 

Biological pollutants: these are particles that stem from living beings such as plants, flowers, and pets and are small enough to be inhaled when breathing. Among biological contaminants, we find pollen, viruses, bacteria, mold, mildew, and pollutants from pet’s saliva, hair, and skin flakes. 

 

Carbon monoxide (CO): is an odorless, invisible gas that is highly toxic to human health. Exposure to CO has multiple effects, such as fatigue in healthy persons, chest pain, angina, headaches, dizziness, and impaired vision, and can be fatal in high concentrations. CO can stem from unvented gas and kerosene heaters, leaky chimneys, gas stoves, tobacco smoke, generators, gasoline-powered devices, car exhaust in garages, and more. 

 

Particle Matters: these are solid or liquid particles in the air whose size is small enough to be inhaled and can cause lung and heart problems. According to the EPA, these particles are found in all indoor spaces and may surpass the levels seen in exteriors. Particle matters can originate in outdoor spaces and travel indoors, but they also can appear in cooking and other combustion activities like burning a candle, smoking, and using unvented heaters. 

 

Mold: mold grows in damp places, usually due to high levels of humidity caused by leaks. Mold spores can float in indoor air and produce allergic reactions in some individuals. Mold also damages the surfaces it grows on, increasing the risk of structural damage to your property. 

 

Pesticides: these chemicals used to kill or control pests are inherently toxic. Pesticide exposure comes from various sources, the most common being when they are used on your property. However, they can also come from contaminated dust or soil, stored containers, and surfaces that collect and release the particles into the air. Exposure to these chemicals can irritate the eyes, throat, and nose, and chronic exposure increases the risk of cancer and damage to the central nervous system and kidneys.

 

These are five of the most common pollutants in your indoor environment. Others, such as nitrogen dioxide, Radom, and combustible residues, can decrease air quality and harm health. 

Professional Air quality monitoring service: Why is it important?

High contamination levels in your indoor environment can affect your health in multiple ways. Though most of the pollutants come from outside sources, it is also essential to notice that your air conditioner unit can also get contaminated, increasing the pollution levels in your air. 

 

Ensuring your air quality and HVAC standards meet the appropriate levels can be challenging since information like the humidity levels in your property is not physically measurable, and you usually don’t dismantle your HAVC system to check on it every month—this is where professionals in air conditioning maintenance and repairs come in. They have all the equipment and knowledge required to measure the air quality of your property, check that your HVAC system is clean from contaminants, and suggest products to ensure your air is healthier and cleaner.

 

Currently, there aren’t federal or state regulations establishing acceptable indoor air quality standards. However, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has developed guidelines to ensure buildings have proper ventilation systems and minimize indoor air pollution. OSHA recommends that workplaces maintain temperature control between 68 ° and 72° F and humidity levels between 20% and 60% to prevent mold growth.

 

Besides preventing respiratory and other health issues that could decrease your life’s quality over time, proper HAVC monitoring services focusing on air quality can also:

Enhance productivity and comfort

Whether you work for a company with dozens of employees or live in a home with a couple of kids doing their homework, monitoring your indoor air quality can increase your productivity. Improving your air quality can also reduce health impairments such as fatigue, dizziness, and headaches, which may impact a person’s ability to concentrate on their task.

 

Proper ventilation can improve the comfort levels inside your property and positively affect the occupant’s productivity by helping minimize distractions. Thus, having professional HVAC monitoring services performed regularly on your building is an investment in your health and quality of life.  

Improve your property’s energy efficiency. 

Indoor air quality monitoring services also impact energy consumption and reduce utility costs by optimizing ventilation and HVAC systems. Ensuring the ventilations are not letting cool or hot air escape out will guarantee your air conditioner unit doesn’t work overtime, consuming more energy than required, and can prevent unexpected spikes in your utility bills.

 

Monitoring indoor humidity, temperature, and pollutants such as CO2 allows you to adjust your HVAC units to operate more efficiently. Besides, monitoring your HVAC standards can help you identify potential issues inside your ventilation, cooling, and heating systems on time and avoid costly repairs in the future. 

Preserve your property value.

Poor indoor air quality can lead to structural problems in your building due to humidity and growth concerns. This may decrease its marketability. Potential buyers and renters usually avoid properties with these safety concerns. 

 

On the contrary, monitoring your air quality regularly and ensuring it complies with healthy air quality standards can enhance the property’s reputation among buyers, real estate investors, and tenants. According to a recent MTI study, healthy spaces result in more extended rent periods, on average more than a year longer. 

Improve your air quality with AC Now!

Whether you have detected issues with your HVAC systems or are just worried about your indoor air quality, AC Now has been helping families in Martin and Saint Lucie County improve their air quality for over 30 years, thanks to our expert HVAC monitoring services.

 

Our expert technicians will inspect your HVAC units to ensure they are clean and free from harmful organisms. Then, we will suggest and install the best-fitting air purifier solution according to your concerns and the indoor air quality standards we found. Dehumidifiers help improve humidity levels and avoid mold problems. Still, a UV ray cleaner may be more effective if you aim to reduce viruses and bacteria in your air. 

 

Contact us at (772) 521-3568 to learn how our experts can help you breathe cleaner, healthier air.

 
 

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