Nobody likes breathing toxic air. It’s even worse when we have to watch our children breathing in hurtful toxins. Luckily, there are ways you can stay on top of your home’s air quality. To mitigate the effects, however, you must learn how air pollution poses such a large threat to kids.
Why Children Are at a Higher Risk
Air quality is more serious than you might think when it comes to your children. For example, when your kids constantly breathe in dirty air, they’re more likely to develop serious respiratory problems like asthma that can follow them into adulthood.
Because children are closer to the ground, they’re more likely to breathe in toxic air that stays lower to the surface. Kids also breathe faster than adults, so they take in more toxic air than adults when exposed.
Young children can even develop neurological and cognitive ability problems from breathing toxic air, so we must care for our youth in all ways possible. Aside from having the house situated adequately, don’t forget that your vehicle also has a cabin air filter that should also be changed out every few months.
Toxic Air Puts Pregnant Women at Risk
The risks for children can begin before they’re even born. When pregnant women breathe toxic air, it puts them at risk of giving birth prematurely. You can avoid the possibility of birth defects by carefully monitoring air quality during pregnancy. At Fire 'n' Ice Heating & Cooling, Inc., we’d be happy to take a look at your current indoor air quality situation at home.
Babies Are Especially Susceptible to Airborne Sickness and Disease
For ideal growth and development, young babies need to have climate control and air filters dialed to perfection. Because young babies have weaker immune systems, we must provide them with an environment that’s impeccable so that they can thrive and grow. While we can’t monitor the outside air in those times when the baby has to leave the house, we do have control over the interior conditions that our infants live in.
Benefits of a Wi-Fi Air Filter Monitor or Air Purifier
Want to know the cleanliness of your home or business air at all times? You might want to try a Wi-Fi air filter monitor that senses the ambient air. It will notify you via text message or email the moment your air filter fails to clean the air sufficiently.
If you really want to clean up your air, consider the benefits of a purifier. At Fire 'n' Ice Heating & Cooling, Inc., we install OXY 4 Active Ionic Oxidation Air Purifiers. These systems use ultraviolet light and catalytic reactions to help remove harmful viruses, mold, odors, chemical VOCs, and bacteria that you’d otherwise be breathing in.
The World Health Organization Says Most Children Constantly Breathe Toxic Air
According to the World Health Organization, more than 90% of the world’s children breathe toxic air every day. Although we don’t have as much control regarding the air our kids breathe outside, we do have control of the air they breathe inside. That’s why it’s important to stay on top of changing out air filters out every couple of months.
Don’t Forget About Your Humidity Levels
Most of us think of humidity as simply a comfort issue. However, balanced humidity levels (between 30% to 50%) are important for your household, especially if you have any children with asthma. If the indoor relative humidity rises above 60%, mold and mildew could start to form. On the other hand, a house that’s too dry could lead to static electricity problems as well as irritation of the skin and dry eyes.
We Have Your Interior Air Solutions Handled
We can’t stress enough the importance of clean air in your home. Not sure about the state of your current HVAC system? We’ll be happy to give you a consultation. It all starts with an indoor air quality assessment, during which time we’ll run tests to measure humidity levels and ventilation.
It’s increasingly important that we maintain good air quality for the health of our kids and family. Our expert technicians have the knowledge and tools to help you dial in your home comfort system to perfection.
We’ll go out of our way to give you the highest quality of service when it comes to your central air system. To schedule an appointment, give us a call today. We also handle HVAC service, installations, repairs, and tune-ups for residents throughout Downers Grove and the surrounding areas.
