One of the firsts test to check is Radon. Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas. Tests for radon are very inexpensive compared to other indoor air quality tests.
Carbon Monoxide monitors. Each home should have a carbon monoxide monitor, they are also inexpensive and will not only test your air, they can save your life, as carbon monoxide can be deadly.
Dosimeters. These can test for volatile organic compounds, specific chemicals and/or materials.
You can purchase monitors or detectors to measure; formaldehyde, nitrogen dioxide, water vapor and other pollutants. The devices can be setup inside your home for a specified period of time, and then sent back to a lab for proper analysis.
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when i turn on my heat which is electric, i tend to have coughing spells… i am trying to find the cause.
thank u
Donna,
You should probably try to get your indoor air tested. Many times the activation of a heating system can cause an indoor air problem to worsen. If there is excessive dust on your electric heating system, by turning it on it may be sending those particles into the air. Your best bet would be to contact a qualified expert in your area.
I have an employee who indicates that around 1:00 -1:30 every day they start to feel sick to their stomach and have to leave work. The employee is in a 10×10 office with no windows, but does have air vents and return in the office. noone on the same floor has the same issues. What can we use to check the office?
I am needing some more information on air quality testing because I work at a call center and have been off work since November 9/2010 due to losing my voice for periods of times since June and I am thinking that it is to do with the ventalation or the air quality at work and I am needing to know the specific systems and what is all tested in an air quality test. I need to know if the ventalation system(the ducked work)is supposed to be checked as well not just taking a wand around a room in different spots and checking that way.
We have moved into an old cottage near the south Kent coast (the oldest part of which is mid 18thC). I am concerned that the quality of the air, particularly in the living room, may be suspect, either from a feature of the premises, or some other reason; and to such an extent that it may be having a negative impact on our health. After a very short time sitting in there, say 10 minutes, extreme lassitude sets in.
Would this indicate a case for air testing? For what range of substances would one test, and if injurious substances are indicated, how would one take remedial action? (We have a CO monitor in the hall which registers clear).
my house recently got flooded by an upstairs neighbor the week before christmas, now my housing ahsnt bothered their selves to coe out and check the damage but we now have a funny smell in the bathroom, and now after istting down and thinking about it my husband my 3 kids and myself have had bouts of colds, flus bugs and i have now got a chest infections and a lung infection, would this be down to the dampness in my bathroom, and what steps would i take now
Would be appreciative if you could provide, recommend a company which provides testing of residential homes air quality. Specifically trying to establish risk of second hand smoke from attached neighboring home
Why doesnt someone tell us where we can get a air quality test kit for people who live out in the country? We cant send for someone to drive out here, is there a portable kit available to suck air and send it in for testing?
I need to get my indoor air tests? Can I get a tested in
Charlotte, N.C. 28215
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