By now, almost everyone has heard of VOCs. VOC is an acronym that stands for Volatile Organic Compounds. VOCs are organic chemical compounds that are slowly released from various things in vapor form. VOCs are toxic, and they slowly build up not only in our atmosphere, but in our homes. According to studies done by the EPA, it is actually possible for the air inside your home to be between two and five times worse than the polluted air outside of it. Many products these days are marked as being free of VOCs and purchasing these is a step, but if you really want to address the issue, look to air quality professionals for help.
And this is where Alliance Environmental Group comes in. Out ThermaPure heat system treats VOCs and improves your home’s indoor air quality.
Clean, dry heat, is introduced to the structure or containment and the inside air is slowly raised to a safe “sauna-like temperature”. To ensure that the temperature of 140-170ºF is maintained for rapid drying and is lethal to target organisms, ALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP uses state-of-the-art digital thermometers monitor inside ambient and surface temperatures. This heating process rapidly dries the structure and kills inaccessible mold, bacteria and insects for a higher level of cleanliness.
Volatile organic compounds tend to be emitted in the form of gases from certain liquids and solids. These Volatile organic compounds include a variety of different chemicals, and some of them have short term adverse health effects while others have long term adverse health effects. Many Volatile organic compound concentrations are higher indoors than they are outdoors by as much as ten times. These Volatile organic compounds are emitted by an extremely wide array of different products, easily numbering in the thousands. Examples of products that contain VOCs or volatile organic compounds include lacquers and paints, paint stripping agents, cleaning supplies, building supplies, pesticides, furnishings, office equipment like printers and copiers, correction fluid like white-out, carbonless copying paper, craft materials and graphics materials such as glues and adhesives, photographic solutions and also permanent markers.
The best way to protect yourself from inhaling the VOCs that these products put off is to use indoor air quality systems to your advantage. The home indoor air quality that you are experiencing is directly related to the chemical products that you are using within your home, so if you want to improve the air quality in your home you are going to need to consider indoor air quality systems as a means to improve indoor air quality in a healthy and safe manner.
More Than Just Drying
Wet structures are very conducive to biological contamination. The structural contamination may be the result of current water issues, prior ones, or both. Added value from the technology is the improvement of the air you breathe. Wet buildings will rapidly foster the growth of unwanted contaminants such as mold, bacteria, and insects. Recent studies indicate that dampness in buildings results in a 40% increase in risk to occupants for health afflictions such as asthma, allergic reactions, and other respiratory problems.
Which Environmental Contaminants Are Managed?
Organic chemicals that put off volatile organic compounds or VOCs are widely used in a variety of different household products including wax, paints and varnishes as they all contain organic solvents. The same is true for cleaning, cosmetic, disinfecting, degreasing and hobby agents and products. Fuels are also comprised of organic chemicals, meaning that these and all previously mentioned products are capable of releasing organic compounds into the air to some degree while they are being used as well as while they are being stored.
The only way to improve indoor air quality is to remove these volatile organic compounds from the air by any means necessary. Testing the air for quality is the first step that you should take, followed by putting indoor air quality systems in place to improve the quality of the air. Steps must be taken to restore the air quality in your place of residence, otherwise the air you breathe will be putting you at risk of numerous health problems in the future.
Steve M.
San Ramon, CA
January 2007
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