| Some risks are
unavoidable but Indoor Air Pollution is a risk you can do
something about. Unfortunately many individuals never
associate health symptoms (or their children’s symptoms)
with their indoor environment and thus suffer needlessly.
Most experts, including the EPA, agree that the most
effective solution for indoor air quality problems is source
control. The source may be biological such as mold or dust
mites, a volatile organic compound such as formaldehyde, a
heavy metal such as lead or even “Sick Building Syndrome”.
At EnviroSpect we have the
training, resources and equipment to determine the source
and provide you with the information you need to effectively
control or eliminate it.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) studies have shown
that the air in our homes, office buildings and schools is
more polluted than the outdoor air. EPA research indicates
that people spend approximately 90% of their time indoors.
For many people, especially the elderly and chronically ill,
the risks to health may be greater due to exposure to air
pollution indoors than outdoors.
Mold and
bacteria can contaminate duct work contributing to "sick
building syndrome." We thoroughly inspect all living and
working areas and can, through laboratory analysis and
professional expertise, identify contaminants such as mold,
bacteria, pollen, dust and particulate.
Review the Diagnostic Quick
Reference chart below:. |
|
|
Signs
and Symptoms |
Environmental Tobacco Smoke |
Other
Combustion Products |
Biological Pollutants |
Volatile
Organics |
Heavy
Metals |
Sick
Building Syndrome |
|
Respiratory |
|
Rhinitis, nasal congestion |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
NO |
Yes |
|
Epistaxis |
No |
No |
No |
Yes1 |
No |
No |
|
Pharyngitis, cough |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Wheezing, worsening asthma |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Dyspnea |
Yes2 |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Severe
lung disease |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes3 |
|
Other |
|
Conjunctival irritation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Headache
or dizziness |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Lethargy, fatigue, malaise |
No |
Yes4 |
Yes5 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Nausea,
vomiting, anorexia |
No |
Yes4 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Cognitive impairment, personality change |
No |
Yes4 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Rashes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Fever,
chills |
No |
No |
Yes6 |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
Tachycardia |
No |
Yes4 |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
Retinal
hemorrhage |
No |
Yes4 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Myalgia |
No |
No |
No |
Yes5 |
No |
Yes |
|
Hearing
loss |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Associated especially with formaldehyde.
-
In asthma.
-
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Legionnaires'
Disease.
-
Particularly associated with high CO
levels.
-
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, humidifier
fever.
-
With marked hypersensitivity reactions and
Legionnaires' Disease.
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