Archive for category: Carbon Monoxide

Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollutants

Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollutants

Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollutants Indoor air contaminants within our homes and workplaces have the ability to produce a wide variety of mild to severe health related issues.  Learning more about the health effects of indoor air pollutants can help us mitigate our risks and breathe safe.  Here are […]

Read more

 

Is it a “Food Coma” or Something Else?

Is it a “Food Coma” or Something Else?

Tips to Help You Feel Jolly After Your Holiday Feast – Is It A “Food Coma” or Something Else? We’ve all been there…We can’t move! We feel warm, cozy and sleepy after our over-sized holiday dinner enjoyed by more family and friends than our dining room can hold! The food is […]

Read more

 

8 Reasons to Have Your Indoor Air Quality Tested

8 Reasons to Have Your Indoor Air Quality Tested

The air we breathe is vital to our existence, but a variety of different pollutants may be present, both indoors and out, that can impact our health, safety and comfort. Studies are showing that we are spending more and more time indoors, while we often don’t even consider what might be […]

Read more

 

Carbon Monoxide in your air

By

March 17, 2014

Comments are Disabled

Carbon Monoxide

Carbon monoxide is one of the most acutely toxic indoor air contaminants. It is a colorless and odorless gas that is a byproduct of the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels. The most common sources of workplace and residential carbon monoxide are automobile exhaust, defective central heating furnaces, space heaters using […]

Read more