• People spend more than 90% of their time indoors.
• Indoor air is up to 5 times more polluted than outside air.
• EPA has ranked indoor air quality as one of the top 5 environmental health risks.
• Asthma has increased 160% in the past 15 years.
• 50 percent of all illnesses are either caused or aggravated by poor indoor air quality.
• Indoor levels of air pollutants can be 2-5 times higher, and occasionally 100 times higher, than outdoor levels.
• Over 20 million Americans have asthma including over 6 million children and increasing. -Asthma accounts for over 14 million loss workdays.
• More than 60% of hospitality facilities (restaurants, hotels, etc.) in the US have poor IAQ.

How to improve your IAQ

• Source Control - eliminate individual sources of pollution or reduce their emissions.
• Improved Ventilation - increase the amount of outdoor air coming indoors.
• Air Cleaners - continuous use of an air cleaner that captures and destroys harmful particles and microorganisms.
• Regular HEPA vaccuum - minimum once a week.
• Replacement air filters - for heating, cooling and air cleaning systems.
• Clean and maintain - A/C and heating duct work.