| Indoor Air Pollution
There are many odors which trigger certain feelings in us; we associate the, either positively or negatively, with past experiences.
There are other indoor pollutants, however, which do not trigger a RESPONSE BECAUSE THEY ARE, IN FACT, FOREIGN OR UNDECIPHERABLE, OR SIMPLY UNDETECTABLE BY THE HUMAN SENSE OF SMELL. Many of these airborne "agents" contribute to the so called Sick Building Syndrome (SBS); and, although undetectable to our senses, they are nevertheless dangerous and insidious and should be treated as such, especially if we class The Bellevue Stratford"" and its "Legionnaires' Disease" as the first recognized case of Building Associated Illness (BAI).
Lastly, Building Associated Illness (BAI) can be traced directly to Bioaerosols, measurable and detectable, which are generated internally in closed buildings. Bioaerosols are defined as airborne bacteria, virus, mold and mildew (yeast), and pollens. These living organisms are always present in air; however, under high humidity conditions or existing fouled surfaces, spores and germs sprout in HV AC systems and air ducts, in humidifiers, in drain pans, or showers and cause immediate or delayed respiratory problems.
Good, clean and "safe" air is also your easiest security against adverse publicity from Building Associated Illnesses.
FACTS CONCERNING AIR POLLUTION AS RELATED TO INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
Electronic laser printer toners, ammonia from blueprint machines and fumes from food preparations, tobacco smoke and fumes from cigarettes, dander from animals, pollens from indoor plants and flowers, are the contribution of indoor air pollution.
The only obvious, sensible and economic solution to indoor air pollution is to reduce indoor air pollution through the HV AC system itself, wherein air ducts or the air conveyances represent 80% - 90% of the surface areas of the "life support" system in a building.
Legionnaires Disease
"Legionnaires disease", so called, originated or had its first outbreak in Philadelphia. This bacteria became known as “Legionellis Bacillus” and is a microscopic bacterium of less than 3 microns. Whereas most conventional filters will not inhibit the circulation of bacteria under 3 microns, this particular and very deadly one is unimpeded by conventional methods of air filtration. Nature's Air Sponge value is in being able to absorb the smallest bacterium that are suspended in the air - i.e. these under 3 microns!
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