According to the European Environmental Agency, every year in Europe 400,000 people die prematurely as a result of air pollution.
Traffic, the main cause of harmful pollution, creates nitrogen oxides, diesel soot, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbon monoxide.
Indoor sources of air pollution include mold, candle and room fragrances, cooking fumes and cleaning products. Each depletes the quality of the air you breathe at home.
Poor indoor air quality increases your risk for allergies, immunodeficiency, some forms of cancer, respiratory disease and infection from bacteria and viruses.
Regularly breathing polluted air increases your exposure to a multitude of health risks.Air pollution is a significant health risk. According to a recent study conducted by scientists and doctors at the University of Mainz, air pollution decreases life expectancy by an average of 2.9 years. This is more devasting to your health than smoking, which decreases a lifespan by 2.2 years.
We are all well-aware of outdoor air pollutants including industrial runoff, exhaust and nitrogen oxide build up from traffic, not to mention the carbon dioxide being left in the air from a lack of green spaces.
How often have you considered the toxins within your home? Cleaning supplies, hobby tools including epoxies, paints and wood dust, cooking vapors, dander from people as well as pets, and yes tabaco smoke, all decrease the health of your indoor air.
When you open a window to refresh the air, you take in all the outdoor pollutants as well. As a result, our indoor air, which is where an average of 80% of every day is spent, can be more polluted than the air outside.
Fine pFine particulates and microorganism enter the lungs and bloodstream through the respiratory tract. A person’s body can react to these increasing concentrations of pollutants with symptoms that cannot otherwise be explained, for example a tickling throat or runny nose. Sometimes the symptoms are less obvious, a simple inability to concentrate, general weariness and headaches that grow throughout the day.
For those with allergies, these microscopic particulates can trigger anything from aggravating symptoms, such as a cough, to more severe issues including airway blockage. Exposure over extended periods of time can lead to chronic respiratory diseases (COPD) or trigger allergic-asthma in asthmatics.
All of these reactions create quality of life issues. For example, if you develop a COPD there may be medications or procedures required that are not fully covered by insurance. This can bleed over into a financial issue which can be worsened when you are already missing work due to your health condition. If pollutants trigger health issues in your children there is the added emotional drain of caring for an ill child while also struggling to finance their healthcare needs.
Highly efficient air filtration systems that contain a class H13 HEPA*** filter will help. Every aeris by iRobot air purifier is built with an H13 or HEPA H14*** filter. These are the same filters used by hospitals and healthcare facilities worldwide. With a filtration rate of 99.95%, they provide some of the cleanest air possible. HEPA filters are unique in design, trapping microscopic particulates, including bacteria and viruses, to keep them from recycling through your rooms.
For those with allergies, these microscopic particulates can trigger anything from aggravating symptoms, such as a cough, to more severe issues including airway blockage. Exposure over extended periods of time can lead to chronic respiratory diseases (COPD) or trigger allergic-asthma in asthmatics.
All of these reactions create quality of life issues. For example, if you develop a COPD there may be medications or procedures required that are not fully covered by insurance. This can bleed over into a financial issue which can be worsened when you are already missing work due to your health condition. If pollutants trigger health issues in your children there is the added emotional drain of caring for an ill child while also struggling to finance their healthcare needs.
Highly efficient air filtration systems that contain a class H13 HEPA*** filter will help. Every aeris by iRobot air purifier is built with an H13 or HEPA H14*** filter. These are the same filters used by hospitals and healthcare facilities worldwide. With a filtration rate of 99.95%, they provide some of the cleanest air possible. HEPA filters are unique in design, trapping microscopic particulates, including bacteria and viruses, to keep them from recycling through your rooms.
