Many of us spend most of our time indoors. We work indoors, we live indoors and we sleep indoors. Therefore common indoor pollutants including excessive moisture, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), combustion products, radon, pesticides...
According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, 8 million people die every year globally because of air pollution. Among these, 4.3 million die because of air pollution from household sources. ¹
Is there such a thing as "safe" air pollution levels for the air we breathe? In short the answer is "no", there are no safe air pollution levels. Two recent British Medical Journal published studies looked at the elements that make...
It has long been known that breathing polluted air has adverse effects on the body and overall health. Recent studies are focusing on ultrafine particles, particulate matter of nano-scale size (less than 0.1 μm or in diameter). Ultrafine...
Despite the beauty and fun of the season, there are several reasons why air quality can be affected during the summer months.
Where did summer go!? It seems like just yesterday kids were counting down the days until the end of the school year. But now the days are counting down to the inevitable first day of school. All that time spent outdoors over the summer...
Large portions of the western United States, including parts of California, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington, are under air quality alerts due to raging wildfires. Fires such as the Park Fire spanning Butte and...
As a new parent, your world revolves around your baby's health and well-being. You meticulously clean and sanitize every surface, but have you considered the air your baby breathes? Indoor air can be surprisingly polluted, carrying...
It's September and every ragweed pollen sufferer across the nation is reaching for allergy medicine and tissues. Unless you're lucky enough to live in Alaska, where ragweed doesn't grow, there's no escaping its pollen. Ragweed is one...
There's no escaping the changing of the seasons. Summer will give way to fall whether you're ready or not. Unfortunately, there's another season lurking just around the corner: cold and flu.
Fall is in the air! While the leaves turn colors and the world adds pumpkin spice flavor to almost everything, the tide has finally turned for pollen allergies sufferers. People in the Southwest and Northwest can finally breathe easy...
Noise surrounds most people every minute of the day, no matter where they are. It takes a lot of effort to find a place without noise pollution or to create a space insulated from all outside sounds. At Intellipure, we know that noise...
Things you use every day around the house tend to go unnoticed over time. They just blend into the background of everyday life. But have you ever actually taken the time to read the labels on the products you buy and use? Do you know...
You already know that your HVAC unit has an air filter. Ideally every few months you trudge into the crawlspace or mechanical room, slide out the old nasty filter, and slide in a fresh filter. Obviously the filter is dirty so it is...
Pollen season is over and holiday season is upon us! But don’t put away the allergy medicine quite yet.
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