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Improving Indoor Winter Air Quality-5 Airborne Pollutants to Eliminate From Indoor Air in the Winter

By Debbie Davis

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Your windows and doors are shut tight. You've had a representative from the local energy company come out to make sure cracks and crevices are sealed. And you've possibly had new windows put in that are super insulated. Your home is ready for winter right? Not necessarily.

You've done a great job of insulating from winter's cold, but unless you remove the following 5 airborne pollutants by filtering your air, you've trapped harmful pollutants that can make your home an unhealthy place to be.

Household Dust-The bane of man's indoor existence, probably since cave man days, dust is relentless and has many sources. It can be made up of hair, fine lint particles from fabrics, clothes, blankets, and from sand and dirt blown or tracked in from outside that then goes airborne with daily movement through the house.

Studies have even shown dust to contain minute pieces of metal shavings from door hinges as a result of opening and closing doors. There's no way that having any of that in your lungs is a good thing.

With no way out of such a super insulated home, it can cause your house to look dusty at best, and at worse serve as a trigger for allergy and asthma. An air cleaner won't vacuum or dust for you, but it will surely make your air fresher, and healthier to breathe by eliminating the airborne dust.

Dust Mites-These prolific little creatures that make their home in places that are dark and warm while feeding on dead skin are infamous irritants of chronic respiratory conditions. They are typically found in your bed, mattress, pillows, and go airborne easily only to reproduce and start the cycle all over again.

Nothing will eliminate all dust mites, but using an air cleaner to literally clear the air will make your home, and your bedroom in particular, a cozy place for you and your family rather than for an infestation of mites.

Spores-If you brought in a live tree for the holidays, or brought out decorations from the basement or attic, it is likely that you introduced additional mold and mildew spores that otherwise would not have been in your home. If you are allergic, you know how miserable these spores can cause you to be.

And if they find moisture under the kitchen sink, in the bathroom, or in your basement they will start to grow and destroy woods, fabric, and walls to which they attach. The best defense is a strong offense by removing these spores while they are still airborne and before they find water. Filtering your air is a proactive step to take.

Pet-Related Pollutants-Pets stay closer in the winter too, often curling up close to the heat of the fireplace or stove. And since warm-blooded pets are constantly creating dander and shedding hair, the pet-related pollutants sky rocket during cold weather months. Keeping hair and dander down with a cleaner that can run 24 hours a day is safe for pets and effective for all.

Germs-Bacteria and viruses tend to spread by attaching themselves to larger airborne particulates like all of the above. They enter your home readily from family members who have inhaled them elsewhere like school, church, the office and then sneeze or cough them into the air at home.

They are also often brought in on hands that then touch common surfaces in your home such as door knobs, refrigerator handles, draw pulls, television remotes, and the list goes on. Suddenly your home has germs that have no way out. A high efficiency particle arresting (HEPA) air purifier that can remove pollutants as small as .3 microns is an excellent choice.

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