In our day-to-day life, we experience a variety of risks
associated to our health. From driving cars, flying in airplanes, to engaging
in recreational activities or just sitting at home—we are prone to
environmental pollutants that may cause harm to our health.
Over the past decade, a growing number of scientific bodies
have greatly indicated air within our homes and building can be highly polluted
as compared to the outdoor air quality. While it is also estimated that
90% of the time is spent indoors. Therefore, people are exposed to indoor
air pollutants for a longer period of time than they actually think.
Around 2.7
percent of the world’s burden of disease is due to indoor air quality, one
of them is poor respiratory disease. Studies by
scientist around the world have linked majority of asthma related problems
directly to the bad indoor air quality.
How can you assess indoor air quality?
A primary cause of indoor pollutants is through the gases
and particles released in the air. This air, without adequate ventilation,
remains inside the homes and buildings. To combat this issue, you can perform
various indoor air quality assessments yourself, or by employing an external
party and eliminate the sources of bad indoor air quality.
Air quality monitoring systems for a healthy environment: Formal analysis
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If you live in a home, or work in a closed
environment, then you can make use of air quality monitoring equipments that
measures the temperature, humidity, carbon di oxide, and carbon monoxide and
air particles. These are also some of the primary factors that help to evaluate
the environmental quality.
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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) is declared to
be fatal for humans by the World Health Organization. Other analytic methods used
to eliminate these compounds are through the use of chromatography. The two
popular options include high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas
chromatography (GC). Both of them can be used to identify any hazardous and
toxic pollutants in the air.
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Flame ionization detector is another most widely
used method for air analysis. While the PID (photoionization detector) is used
to target at compounds with ionization potentials that are present at certain
boundary limits.
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NPD (Nitrogen phosphorous detector) is
exclusively used to detect nitrogen and phosphorous present in the environment.
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Analytical methods offers air samplings on site
detections. This method is different than other formal techniques as it is
sensitive to the limits of quantification.
Indoor air quality assessment kit/tools
An indoor air quality assessment kit can be used against
common threats inside homes and buildings. This tool will detect most of the
containment and allergies that you are testing for. However, to conduct the air
quality assessment with kits/tools available, ensure that these are verified by
the Environment Protection Agency in the US.
The selection of the best appropriate tool can help you
identify if your house or building is present with any indoor pollutants that
could be harmful for you and your family.
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