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What is Indoor Air Quality?
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is a general term that is used to
characterize indoor environmental conditions that can impact
or influence the building occupant’s health and comfort.
With the advent of conservation of energy and fossil fuels in
the 70’s and 80’s the conservation fossil fuels, tighter
construction of buildings emerged. During that same period of
time modern computer and office technologies developed thus
increasing the amount of “white collar” workers and greater
productivity demands. These factors have influenced the amount
of time people spend indoors, the amount if indoor air
contaminants and inversely greater awareness of indoor air
quality.
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EPA writes “In the last several years, a growing
body of scientific evidence has indicated that the air
within homes and other buildings can be more seriously
polluted than the outdoor air in even the largest and
most industrialized cities. Other research indicates
that people spend approximately 90 percent of their time
indoors. Thus, for many people, the risks to health may
be greater due to exposure to air pollution indoors than
outdoors”. |
Associated
Environmental Consulting Group, LLC performs IAQ
investigations for private individuals in residential settings
to business owners in a commercial or office setting. Our
attention to detail and level of customer services has made us
the premier IAQ consulting organization in the Space and
Treasure Coast.
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