When it comes to air pollution we restrict our minds to vehicle emissions, smog, factories and fires, all pollutants that happen outdoor. We find it difficult to believe that the air we breathe indoor can be harmful to our health.
Portable and free-standing gas heaters (called 'unflued' gas heaters) release air pollutants – including oxides of nitrogen and carbon dioxide – and moisture inside your house, increasing illness from air pollution, and encouraging growth of mould.
Domestic fires and wood burners are an important source of indoor and outdoor air pollution. Wood burners heated 33 percent of North Island homes and 47 percent of South Island homes, according to the last available data, however, burning wood as a heat source has declined over time. Open fires and old wood burners might look great, but they’re not good for you.
The pandemic caused us to spend more time indoors, spurring many of us to cook and clean. Two activities that are known to increase our exposure to volatile chemicals. Volatile chemicals are emitted from conventional cleaning products, fragrances, poor ventilation or faulty architecture and all contribute to poor indoor air quality.
All these factors can in time lead to a broad range of health issues, both short-term and long-term. Short-term ailments include eye, skin and throat irritation, fatigue, headache, and muscle pain. While long-term chronic effects such as respiratory malfunctions, heart disease and lung cancer can be linked to air quality.
Sterile-Zone uses real science to create pure air that will keep you, your family or your workers breathing easier. Its three-stage purification destroys allergens and pollutants to bring a new level of air cleaning.
A report summary on biological testing concluded:
Virus testing using a bacterial surrogate virus:
Average reduction of 99.32% with maximum reduction at low speed of 99.995%
Bacteria testing with a very resistant bacterial spore simulating anthrax:
Average reduction of 99.98% at all speeds
Bacteria testing with a vegetative cell Pseudomonas:
Average reduction of 99.99% at all speeds
Mould testing with 2 different moulds that grow and are disseminated from HVAC:
Average reduction of 99.98% at all speeds.
Testing with a very resistant mould spore Aspergillus niger:
Average reduction of 97.01% with maximum reduction at low speed of 99.95%
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