{"id":2849,"date":"2024-01-08T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/?p=2849"},"modified":"2024-01-09T07:39:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T12:39:36","slug":"this-is-what-youre-breathing-in-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/indoor-air-quality\/this-is-what-youre-breathing-in-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"This is What You’re Breathing in Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When\u2019s the last time you really thought about what\u2019s in your indoor air? Maybe when the pollen count is high and you\u2019re worried about it getting indoors, or if there was a small kitchen fire and you\u2019re seeing smoke. Otherwise, you probably don\u2019t think about it that much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the thing is, there\u2019s enough floating around in your air right now, on a normal day, to warrant an air purifier in Alexandria, VA<\/a>. Let\u2019s tell you what you\u2019re breathing in, and more importantly, what it could be doing to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mold Spores<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mold grows in water or, at the very least, slightly bits of moisture. Mold spores are invisible to the naked eye. While you can eventually see mold growth in large patches in your home, that means it\u2019s been there for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your HVAC system will do a decent job at removing humidity from the air and fighting against mold growth, but once mold is in the air, it makes it more difficult to get captured in the air filter. Mold spores seriously impact your health, can cause illness, and make it a lot harder for allergy sufferers to find comfort and breathe easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Combustion Byproducts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you use a furnace that burns gas, it creates a byproduct. If you have a wood burning fireplace in the living room, the wood or coal you burn there also releases particulate matter into the air. Essentially, if a fuel source is burned, it\u2019s going to negatively impact your indoor air quality in one way or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gasses that release from these burning fuel sources are the byproducts in question that you need to worry about. Even though you may not think much of it, you\u2019re breathing in soot, inorganic solids, and even metal oxides. None of which, as you may imagine, are particularly good for your health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aerosol Remnants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s convenient to spray a chemical on a surface in your home, let it sit, and come back to clean it up. We can\u2019t fault you for loving that convenience, but when you use cleaners that spray a fine mist out of a can, it releases particulate matter into the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on the specific particles, the size of said particles, and where they\u2019re sourced from, it could have seriously dangerous effects on your health. If you use any aerosol products, from a fabric deodorizer to oven cleaner, a fraction of those particles make it into the air and into your lungs. If you touch them while they\u2019re on a surface, they can be absorbed through the skin, so even when the mist settles, you\u2019re still at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improve Your Indoor Air Quality Now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that you know what\u2019s entering your lungs while you read this article, it\u2019s time to do something about it. Stop the intake of unnecessary particulate matter, debris, and dander\u2013give us a call or fill out our contact form today, and we\u2019ll get you set up with an appointment for an installation as soon as we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact us today<\/strong><\/a> to schedule your IAQ system installation as soon as possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There’s more in the air you breathe than you think, and it can damage your health. Here’s what you’re breathing in as you read this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[154,211],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2849"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2849"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2851,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2849\/revisions\/2851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}