Indoor Air Quality Blog Posts

I was talking with my sister yesterday and she mentioned that 13 out of 30 children in her daughter’s class were out sick with the flu. I’m starting to see that here too. Well, maybe not to the same extent, but there certainly have been a fair number of children missing class in our part of the world.

When I start to worry about flu, I think about what contributes to it. Experts tell us the best way to avoid flu bugs is to wash and wash and wash your hands. That certainly is true. But part of the reason we have this seasonal outbreak of colds and flu is just that we spend so much time indoors.

This is of course exposes us to all those bugs that aren’t swept away by the breeze. Indoor air pollution, including dander, molds and of course bacteria is captive in most homes and public buildings. So, I’ve started looking at air filters, like this one from Austin Air. Read more...