| Why clean kids get sick more | | | | categories.(1) Particulate or |
| often!People spend 80% of their time | | | | dust(2) Gases - odors, and(3) Microbial |
| indoors. We breathe normally about 10 | | | | (bacteria and mold)Most homeowners and |
| times a minute. Multiply that times 1440 | | | | business owners do use air filters. And |
| minutes a day. This comes to over 14,000 | | | | they do a fair to good job on (1) dusts |
| breaths each day of quality air. If we | | | | in the air. However, they usually pay no |
| can survive for a week without food or | | | | attention to (2) gases or (3) airborne |
| water yet barely four minutes without | | | | microbes. Why? They aren't designed for |
| breathing, indoor air quality is not a | | | | it.This information is presented as a |
| subtle point.Respiratory problems are at | | | | resource. The purpose is to help you |
| an all time high. Note: Liability is a | | | | spend very little money and maybe no |
| major Business concern. Indoor air | | | | money on the wrong air purifier AND help |
| pollution is considered a major | | | | you reliably test the air that you and |
| environmental problem. Allergies in | | | | your family breathe. This guide will |
| children are growing at an alarming | | | | also help you evaluate the results of |
| rate. It is believed this is due to | | | | that test.For the purpose of these |
| early exposure to allergens, a | | | | tests, microbial growth is defined as |
| significant part of indoor air | | | | aerobic bacteria, molds, and yeast.The |
| pollution.How do you know if you have an | | | | main tool in all three types of testing |
| indoor Air Quality problem? Using this | | | | is the Petri Dish. What is a Petri Dish? |
| simple test is arguably the cheapest, | | | | The Petri Dishes are sterile covered |
| reliable test that you can use.This | | | | plastic dishes with a nutrient rich |
| simple test will help you identify | | | | media placed inside on which microbes |
| specific air quality problems (if they | | | | will readily grow. These are available |
| exist) that some air purifiers are just | | | | in kit form for about $15 or so. You can |
| not designed to eliminate.Known air | | | | make your own kit. |
| contaminants exist in three | | | | |