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Indoor Air Quality
ASHRAE Standard 62 defines acceptable indoor air quality as “air in which there are no known contaminants at harmful concentrations as determined by cognizant authorities and with which a substantial majority (80% or more) of the people exposed do not express dissatisfaction.” Obviously, human’s sensitivity to the quality of the air they breathe varies with the individual. However, increasing in today’s environment, more and more airborne contaminants such as microorganisms, dusts, fumes, and chemicals are finding there way into our surroundings. These contaminants come from industries, municipalities, construction and in some cases poorly maintained HVAC systems.
Indoor air quality can be eroded by point source contaminant generation in your own office building. Copy machines, printers, laboratories have all been shown to generate point source contaminants which can degrade the quality of the indoor air.
ASHRAE Standard 62 prescribes the use of outdoor air for ventilation purposes.
Many situations exists, (EPA indicates at least 50% of the time) which cause unacceptable outdoor air being brought in to your facility by your air conditioning system. In industrial areas, it has been shown that air pollution can come from a variety of places such as local industrial and municipal facilities and heavy vehicular traffic.
In non-industrial areas such as large cities it is common to find products of in-complete combustion emitted from vehicle exhaust being transferred throughout your facility by the air condition system. These contaminants are volatile organics, aldehydes, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and particulates. Moreover, it is common to see outdoor air intakes in the vicinity of jet engine exhausts in airports and helicopter, diesel trucks, and generators exhaust at hospitals.
As these contaminants increase they can cause noxious odors, and irritate your eyes, nose or throat. This causes sensitive people to feel poorly, take sick leave, and in some severe cases result in hospitalization. The symptoms of poor indoor air are non-specific but some common problems include: headache, shortness of breath, sinus congestion, cough, sneezing, skin irritations, dizziness, and nausea. This costs thousands of man hours and millions of dollars every day. This is why a Bioclimatic Air purification system installed at your facility is a great investment.
Bioclimatic Air Systems provides a complete, turn key, Air Purification program to protect facilities from unacceptable indoor air quality.
Our program involves:
Application Evaluation
Equipment Design and Manufacture
System Start-up
Follow-up Service
Full Service Laboratory Support
Support Services
With our vast experience in the science of indoor air quality, we will conduct an evaluation of your application, determine baseline conditions, and make recommendations on the right system for your application. |
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