5 Reasons to Consider Indoor Air Quality Testing

Here’s a shocking fact: According to the EPA, indoor air quality is two to five times worse than outdoor air quality. In some cases, indoor air pollutants can even exceed outdoor levels by up to 100 times! Did you know that? If not, and you spend a considerable amount of time inside your home, you may want to consider getting your indoor air quality tested.

Why would you do that? How do you stand to benefit from indoor air quality testing? Read on to find out.

What’s in Your Indoor Air?

There’s a good chance the air inside your home is harboring several harmful substances that you may not even know are there. But don’t assume that because they aren’t apparent they’re not negatively affecting your health. Several indoor air pollutants that your home may be harboring can have negative effects on your respiratory system, including:

●        Mold and mildew

●        Radon

●        Volatile organic compounds

●        Chemical residues

●        Asbestos

●        Nitrogen dioxide

●        Carbon monoxide

●        Dust mites

When you don’t actively take steps to reduce your indoor air pollution, these substances can build to dangerous levels inside your home. That’s what indoor air quality testing is for — to alert to you potentially hazardous levels of indoor air pollution so you can fix the problem and protect your health.

Why Get Indoor Air Quality Testing?

If you work from home or simply spend a lot of time indoors, it’s important to understand that you may be breathing in the above-listed pollutants on a near-constant basis. Indoor air quality testing is important for any home and you should consider having it done for several reasons, including:

●        To detect indoor pesticide levels. If you routinely use insecticides inside or around your home, those pesticides can harm your health. Air quality testing is especially important when you’re purchasing a new home and you’re unsure whether the previous owner used pesticides.

●        To detect radon levels. Radon is a colorless and odorless gas and a known carcinogen. It may seep into your home through the soil if there are naturally high levels in the ground around your home.

●        To test for the presence of asbestos. If you own an older home, its insulation may contain asbestos, which is a known carcinogen. Indoor air quality testing can alert you to the presence of this harmful compound so you can take steps to remove it from your home.

●        To measure levels of volatile organic compounds. VOCs can cause respiratory issues and headaches and they exist in many of the products. If you’ve recently moved into a new home or remodeled your current home, you should seriously consider getting the air tested for these substances.

●        To help prevent indoor allergy symptoms. Indoor air pollutants can trigger sneezing, coughing, runny nose, headaches, itchy eyes, and skin irritation. If you’ve been dealing with mysterious allergy-like symptoms, indoor air quality testing may be able to alert you to the culprit.

Improve Your Indoor Air Quality With Dust Doctors

Feel like your indoor air quality isn’t so great? Dust Doctors can help you improve it! Duct cleaning, proper a/c and furnace maintenance, and air purification systems can work wonders for boosting your indoor air quality, and our expert team offers all that and more. To get started, feel free to call our Little Canada, MN office at 651-319-9777 or request a free service quote online. You can also message us with any questions, and we’ll get in touch!