We all spend many hours every day indoors, whether that’s at our job or at our home in Bushwick, Greenpoint, Lower Manhattan, New York City, NYC, Williamsburg, and the surrounding areas. And while we all think that our indoor air is cleaner than the outdoor air, the truth may surprise you. Coastal Inspections Testing offers IAQ testing that will give you insight as to what might be contained in your indoor air. While some may have symptoms that could indicate poor indoor air quality, others may not, and this is why having an IAQ testing session is so important to rule in or out the potential of poor indoor air quality. It doesn’t matter if you have a home that is approaching 100 years old or it was just completed last month, the indoor air quality could be suffering, and you and your family along with it. Contact us today to learn more and to schedule your IAQ testing.
What Might Be in Your Indoor Air
We get many clients who ask this question, and it’s a good one to ask. There could be biological contaminants in the air, such as pet dander, pollen, mold, bacteria, and other pollutants. Non-living contaminants can include radon, formaldehyde, and other VOCs. Finally there could also be combustion pollutants, such as from cigarettes or smoke from a fire. And even if you never have cigarettes in the home, or own a pet, these can still enter your home through windows and doors, and once inside they will likely remain.
It is important to note that not all pollutants that you find from an IAQ testing session is dangerous, but it also doesn’t mean that you should be okay with higher levels of them. And each different kind of pollutant can be addressed in different ways. For example, with VOCs you will need to increase the ventilation of the space to bring in fresh air from outside to help dissipate the VOCs.
Addressing Options to Increase Indoor Air Quality
Once you know what sort of pollutants are in your indoor air, you can then take appropriate steps to improve your indoor air quality. In some cases it may just be that you need better ventilation, such as using certain chemicals can give off VOCs and other things that affect the indoor air quality. It is also important to keep your HVAC filters up to date and change them regularly to catch as much of the air pollution as possible.
IAQ testing from Coastal Inspections Testing can reveal a lot about the indoor air quality in your home in Bushwick, Greenpoint, Lower Manhattan, New York City, NYC, Williamsburg, and the surrounding areas. You can be confident that you are doing all you can to keep your health and that of your family as good as possible by taking care of your indoor air quality. Contact us today to schedule your IAQ testing session.