Allergies Got You Down?

Are you concerned about your allergy or asthma symptoms? You’re not alone. Spring has sprung, and for the tens of millions of Americans who suffer from asthma or allergy symptoms, it is often a season where symptoms are at their worst, but why?

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study indicated that 34 million Americans had been diagnosed with allergies, chronic sinusitis, rhinitis, emphysema, asthma, atopic dermatitis, immune deficiencies, etc

Symptoms from allergies and asthma can range in severity from a simple cough to asthmatic episode and are usually triggered by exposure to a foreign allergen e.g. mold, bacteria, pollen, insect biodetritus, dust mite, chemical, fiberglass fibers, cockroach and others . The triggers (foreign allergens) of an allergic response can sources of allergens are hiding in your workplace, home or school.

At a recent New York City (Brooklyn) school board meeting frustrated parents at PS 17 and MS 577 walked out of a meeting with school officials when they heard their children would have to stay in their building where mold has been discovered.

Oftentimes the medical community will prescribe methods for treating the symptoms of allergies and asthma with prednisone, antihistamines, steroids and the like while the cause of the symptoms go undetected or unattended.  The common causes of allergy and asthma symptoms in buildings and homes can be inadequate housekeeping practices, inefficient filtration, dirty HVAC system, building water leaks, building pressurization, moisture migration, etc… causing the proliferation of allergens to exasperate ones condition.

Immunocompromised individuals or those who suffer from chronic lung illnesses are at greater risk. Indoor environmental screening of the home or work environment is important for individuals with allergies, chronic sinusitis, rhinitis, emphysema, asthma, atopic dermatitis, immune deficiencies, etc. 

In keeping with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 1997 recommendations, it is desirable to identify and remove common allergens and modify the home or office to reduce the level of ubiquitous (common) allergens. Before one can remove allergens and/or pollutants effectively, it is essential to understand if they exist and in what quantity.

Now there's the do-it-yourself IndoorAirTest.com - screen check products and evalu-aire test equipment. A revolutionary technique that helps identify indoor air contaminants. The IndoorAirTest.com - screen check products were developed by the scientists at Building Health Check/EdLab, a professional interdisciplinary indoor air quality environmental firm with over 600 million square feet of indoor air quality experience.

The kits are available from INDOORAIRTEST.com and distributors e.g. Grainger, Hunter Fans, Professional Equipment, etc… and on line retailers. For more information on the IAQ Screen Test product line, please visit www.indoorairtest.com or contact Cy Garner at 1-800-422-7873 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            1-800-422-7873      end_of_the_skype_highlighting ext 404. 

About Building Health Check, LLC:

Alan Wozniak founded Building Health Check, LLC as a product manufacturing component for Pure Air Control Services. Today, the IAQ Screen Check kit DIY products are manufactured from its offices in Clearwater, FL.

Pure Air Control Services nationally performed services include: Building Sciences Evaluation; Building Health Check; an AIHA accredited Environmental Microbiology Laboratory; Environmental Project Management; and HVAC System Cleaning, PURE-Steam Coil Cleaning and Mold Remediation Services, among other indoor environmental services.

The company’s expanding client roster includes the General Services Administration (GSA); Allstate Insurance; FAA, Walt Disney World, Carrier Air Conditioning; Naval Air Warfare Center, Orlando; and Naval Air Station - King's Bay, Georgia, and many other Fortune 500 companies, school boards, and city, state, and county governments, making Pure Air a reliable industry leader.

For more information on Building Health Check, LLC. and/or its distribution please contact Cy Garner, at (800) 422-7873 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            (800) 422-7873      end_of_the_skype_highlighting ext 804, or visit www.indoorairtest.com