Airborne Particulates Attack Your Family's  Health

The air in your home is much more likely to be polluted than the air outdoors. In fact, it is generally accepted that indoor air can be 50 times more polluted than outdoor air. When you consider that the average person spends more than 80% of their time indoors, your family's good health may very well depend on you protecting them from the unrelenting attack by the hundreds of millions of airborne particles in your home

How Many Particles Are There in Air?

Each cubic foot of air in your home is quite likely to contain millions of particles. They are so small that you cant see them but, when you breathe them in at a rate of about 500 cubic feet per day, you end up acting as a living air filtration system. The average adult breathes in the equivalent of 1-2 teaspoons of particulates every day. Imagine how much of that remains in your body!

Which Particles are the Worst?

Generally, When speaking of the Non-living particulates in air, you will find that the smaller particles are the most likely to enter into your respiratory system. Certainly the particles which are 1 micron and smaller can do the most damage and hence they are known as "respirable".They will often lodge themselves in your mucous membranes and the linings of your respiratory system (lungs, etc). Your body's immune system can be seriously be impacted by man made chemicals contained in these particles. Debilitating allergic reactions can occur and these may lead to chronic respiratory disorders.

What About the Living Particulates?

The living particulates are often referred to as bioaerosols. They can make up a very large percentage of airborne particulates. For example' every time someone sneezes a large bioaerosol "cloud" is launched out into the air. The micro-organisms from this sneeze are floating in the air, ready to be inhaled into your body. Certain contagious diseases are often transmitted from person to person in this manner. Often large amounts of mould, mildew and fungus are also present in your homes air. Powerful allergic responses to them can result if constant exposure occurs over extended periods of time. Perhaps one of the most interesting yet alarming air polluters is the common dust mite. It's feces are all around your home, even if your home is clean. Many people have allergies caused by inhaling this most unpleasant sub-micron particulate.