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Why HEPA Filtration Can Significantly Boost Indoor Air Quality

hepa filtration, Boston, Newton MAThere are many undesirable particles floating through our air, such as pollution, cigarette smoke, pet dander, mold spores, dirt and even bacteria. For those of us who live in or near a city, such as the Greater Boston area, air conditions can often be even worse. And while you cannot control the air outside, you can help control the air in your home.

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Warning: Garage Emissions May Be Lowering The Quality Of Your Indoor Air

garage emissions, Boston, Newton MAThe quality of your indoor air is important for your health and safety. Many of the products inside our homes lower the quality of the air, such as certain appliances and their byproducts. Your attached garage can also lower the air quality of your Newton MA home by sending harmful garage emissions into your house, such as carbon monoxide, dangerous chemicals, emissions from gas-powered appliances and even mildew and mold spores.

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Just How Efficiently Can A Furnace Filter Function?

Being locked inside our Newton MA homes during summer heat and frigid winter temperatures means we're also locked up with indoor contaminants. Furnace filters can help to keep indoor air quality at acceptable levels, and it also keeps the furnace clean. To select an efficient furnace filter, you should know what efficiency ratings to look for:

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What EPA Lead-Safe Certification Means When You Hire A Contractor To Work On Your Home

The health effects of exposure to high levels of lead are very dangerous, especially to babies and children, whose bodies absorb more lead and whose nervous systems are more sensitive to lead's negative effects. But lead is harmful to adults as well.

In many households, lead-based paint is the major danger. When paint is removed during a home renovation project, lead dust can be released into the air, onto surfaces and into soil. Breathing in or unwittingly consuming this dust can cause lead poisoning.

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Routine Air Filter Replacement Is One Key to HVAC Efficiency and Good IAQ

air filter It's easy to become distracted by a busy schedule and forget to change your HVAC system's air filter. Many people are also unaware of the many problems dirty filters can cause for the system itself and for indoor air quality. You should put air filter replacement at the top of your list for monthly home maintenance. You might not need to change it every month, but if you get in the habit, you'll ensure system efficiency and quality indoor air.

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