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What is air quality?
Air quality is an indicator of the quality of air. Depending on the degree to which pollution sources are present in the air, a distinction can be made between clean and polluted air. Polluted air is caused by various pollution sources floating in the air. Because of the diversity of pollution sources, a air purifier is relevant at different times. Whereas a person with hay fever complaints is mainly affected by pollution sources such as pollen in spring, for a person with asthma complaints this depends to a lesser extent on the season. But also people without allergies benefit from the use of a air purifier.
Fine Dust
Our air purifiers filters (fine) dust from a size of 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5). For reference: a fine dust particle is 1/30th of a human hair.
Pollen
Pollen is the name for the pollen from flowers that is dispersed by the wind and remains suspended in the air. About 1 in 8 people are allergic to it.
Cooking odors
Although many people find the odors released during cooking to smell pleasant, the cooking fumes released during food preparation are indeed harmful to breathe in.
Dust Mite
House dust mites are small spider-like animals that like to nestle in fabric products; think upholstered furniture, curtains and bedding. The waste products of the house dust mite can cause allergic reactions.
Chemicals
Chemicals are chemicals found in many of our everyday products; think cosmetics like perfume or deodorant, scented candles and cleaning products.
Skin Flakes
Worldwide, more than half of families have a pet. What many people don't know, however, is that floating hair and dander from our faithful four-legged friends can be harmful to our health.
Smoke
While we all recognize the adverse smell of smoke, smoke also has a negative impact on indoor air quality.
5
times worse indoor air quality
90%
of our time we spend indoors
20.000
times a day we take a breath
10.000
liters of air we breathe per day
How do you measure air quality?
Because pollution sources that cause polluted air are not visually detectable in most cases - for reference, a particulate particle is 1/30th of a human hair - a PM2.5 laser sensor is the most efficient way to measure air quality. This sensor is built into Tube and Bright and measures the particulate matter in micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m³). If the value is between 0-20, the air quality in the room is excellent to good. With a value between 21-75, the air quality is moderately to moderately unhealthy. With a value between 76-999 the air quality is considered (very) unhealthy and in some cases even dangerous.
What do you notice about poor air quality?
Contrary to popular belief, polluted air is not only noticeable with asthma, allergies or hay fever. For example, health complaints such as shortness of breath, dry skin, eyes or throat, and headaches indicate that the indoor air quality is polluted.
Headache
When the air in a room is not sufficiently refreshed, CO2 and water vapor from our breathing (as well as pollution sources) increase. This lowers oxygen levels, which causes headaches.
Concentration
When the air in a room is not sufficiently refreshed, CO2 and water vapor from our respiration (as well as pollution sources) increase. This lowers oxygen levels, causing low concentration.
Fatigue
When the air in a room is not sufficiently refreshed, CO2 and water vapor from our breathing (as well as sources of pollution) increase. As a result, oxygen levels drop, causing fatigue.
Shortness of breath
When pollution sources are inhaled, it can irritate the lungs, causing difficulty breathing. This can occur, for example, when inhaling chemicals such as paint, but also with pollution sources that are more difficult to perceive.
Airways
When pollutants are inhaled, they can irritate the airways, causing difficult breathing and/or irritation of the cavities and trachea.
Coughing
As a natural response to breathing in pollutants that irritate the airways, you may cough. Coughing clears the lungs, trachea and throat.
Allergies
The quality of the air you breathe is logically related to allergic reactions. If the air quality is polluted, you may be more likely to experience symptoms that make breathing difficult.
What to do about poor indoor air quality?
If you suffer from polluted air in your home, you can effectively improve it with the help of a air purifier. A air purifier is a device that draws in air and filters out the sources of pollution using a multi-layer filter, after which clean air is blown into the room. During this process, negative ions are dispersed throughout the room; these attach to particulate matter so that they descend and can be drawn into the room by the air purifier . The capacity of a air purifier can be demonstrated using the Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR). The CADR indicates how many cubic feet a air purifier cleans per hour and depends on the power of the air purifier and the type of filter.
