The Effects of Poor Indoor Air Quality and What You Can Do to Improve It.
What are the typical symptoms and signs of poor indoor air quality?
- irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat
- dry mucous membranes and skin
- erythema (skin redness or flushing), rashes
- mental fatigue, headache, and drowsiness
- respiratory tract infections, cough
- hoarseness, wheezing
- nausea, dizziness
- nonspecific hypersensitivity reactions
Exposure to poor air quality does not usually cause symptoms to appear suddenly or acutely. Symptoms typically develop gradually. Symptoms are often subjective, and other problems or stressors (including heat stress and noise stress) can only exacerbate them. Some people are particularly sensitive to air quality. Since people exposed to poor indoor air quality often experience subjective symptoms, they are frequently dismissed as being emotional or simply complainers — therefore, it is important to approach the problem in a fact-based manner so that a constructive solution can be adopted.
What can you do to address problems related to poor indoor air quality?
CO2 Monitor for Home and Office
If ventilation is inadequate, or if the building is new and the windows do not open, high-quality air purifiers can be installed to remove pollutants from the air. Make sure that the ventilation openings in every room are unobstructed, as ventilation ensures a supply of oxygen and the removal of carbon dioxide. You can check whether ventilation is adequate by measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air.
Humidifier for the office / humidifier for home
If the indoor air is dry during the heating season, use humidifiers with natural humidification, which are safe for your health, do not spread harmful viruses and bacteria, and do not contain chemicals. Airbi and Coway humidifiers are safe for your health and differ from standard humidifiers in the size of the droplets they emit. They do not spread limescale, harmful substances, or—during periods of illness—viruses and bacteria. The small size of the mist allows them to humidify the entire volume of the room, rather than just a small area within it.
Air purifier for the office / air purifier for home
If there are people in your office who suffer from asthma or allergies, or who have respiratory or cardiovascular conditions, we recommend using Coway air purifiers, which feature a high-quality filter system and have been tested in accredited laboratories.
In cities, ventilation brings pollutants into indoor air. This is confirmed by the need to clean ventilation systems periodically. Indoor air pollution consists of approximately 30% outdoor air pollution and 70% indoor air pollution.
That is why an air purifier combined with a humidifier is an excellent solution in our climate, as it ultimately delivers very good results.
Air Quality Measurements in the Office and at Home
Check your indoor air quality regularly—for example, once a year—because the well-being and health of you and your employees depend on it. The healthier your employees are, the more productive they are, which in turn contributes to the company’s well-being and profits.
If you have children at home, better sleep and clean air improve academic performance and reduce stress, which is extremely important for children today. Older adults, people with allergies, and those with asthma feel more comfortable and secure when the air quality is very good.
Our dreams may come true
After all, we all want our employees to be healthy, to enjoy their work environment, and for hazards posed by air pollution to be eliminated. To give children a better future, it makes sense that their homes, schools, and daycare centers be clean and safe.
At this point, I would like to immediately refute the claim of excessive sterility — chemicals, pathogenic viruses, and bacteria — when present in quantities exceeding natural background levels, they become a burden on the body and can cause health problems. It is the artificial environment we have created ourselves that causes the most problems—resistant viruses and bacteria, chemicals, formaldehyde in the air, and the presence of VOCs. We want our food and drinking water to be clean—but what about the air we breathe?
Renting an air purifier and humidifier is a sensible solution that ensures the equipment is serviced regularly and the filters are replaced on time. This extends the equipment’s lifespan and ensures reliable operation. Furthermore, there is no need to make large investments right away; maintaining clean air and proper humidity levels is a service.
We offer the following solutions:
- Air Humidifier for the Office
- Air Humidifier / Home Air Humidifier
- Air Humidifiers for Industry and Manufacturing
- An air purifier for the office
- Air Purifier for Home
- Air Purifiers for Industry and Manufacturing
- Dehumidifier for the office
- Dehumidifier for the Home
- Measuring devices for home and office (CO2 meter, air pollution meter, etc.)
