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IS YOUR HOME MAKING YOU SICK?

To understand why many of today's health problems can be caused by the home you live in, you will need to look back a few years to see what caused this to happen. You see, during the energy crisis of the early 1970s, highly insulated "tight" homes became popular because of there potential to reduce energy costs. Within a few years, however, complaints started to arise, due to health, and excessive moisture issues caused by indoor air pollution, and associated moisture issues problems with these homes. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, indoor air quality became a nationally recognized issue. Even today, newer and more energy efficient homes seem predisposed to the problem. In addition, they retain more humidity and airborne pollution, which causes longer life span, and more productive cycles of microbial activity within the home such as mold, germs, bacteria and viruses. This greater activity and concentration of these airborne reaction, and sickness remain within families, for longer periods of time.

MOLD: A SURVIVOR, Why Is Mold So Difficult To Control? Mold is at the bottom of the food chain. It thrives on very little, grows rapidly, and produces spores, volatile organic com-pounds, and other toxins. one organisms can multiply to trillion in less than three weeks. When giving the right conditions, mold can occur anywhere; in homes, schools, workplace, entertainment centers, vehicles, etc. The interior of your ductwork and air conditioning equipment, providing an ideal environment for mold growth - especially in is dark, damp, and filled with nutrients. The result can be like blowing air over a swamp or through sewer and then into your home, vehicle, and workplace. As mold and bacteria grow on coils and in the drain pans, they are disseminated through the ducts to occupied spaces. Some mold products ( Toxins ) produce serious and some times life-threatening reaction, including allergy, asthma, hypersensitivity, pneumonitis, and in some extreme cases even bleeding lung disease. Additionally, mold creates a troublesome maintenance problem. Its activity result in dirty coils, a loss of air flow, loss of heat exchange efficiency, dirty and sometime clogged drain pans, and excessive energy usage.

 

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