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Simple strategies for improving indoor air

The current pandemic situation, with the tightening of coronavirus measures, has completely changed the living conditions of most people. Many are working from home to protect their health and their workplace. Often, the entire family spends almost all of their time at home without properly exchanging the indoor air at intervals due to the general closure of schools or daycare centers or the current inability to use leisure facilities outside the home.

Only a few walks or hikes take you out into nature – away from your own four walls. These new, often personally stressful circumstances are increasingly leading to whole new problems that are often less in the focus of those affected.

Change ventilation behavior for the right air exchange

In many cases, previous ventilation behavior has not changed, even though many more people have to spend much longer periods of time indoors. Often, insufficient air exchange through ventilation is only noticed when, for example, mold spores have already formed on the window areas or walls.

In the absence of regular air exchange, possible pollutants such as those from treated furniture, walls, outgassing floor coverings such as PVC and many other substances can be hazardous to health. In a room with a lack of regular air exchange also reduces the ability to concentrate and thus the sense of well-being.

Tips for improving indoor air quality

Check the humidity indoors

To avoid mold growth, too much moisture in the room air or air that is too dry, it is worth using hydrometers. These can be used to optimally measure the humidity indoors so that the right measures can be taken to create an optimal indoor climate.

Optimum humidity and temperature

The ideal humidity level in rooms is between 40 and 60 percent. Mold can already spread at a humidity level of around 60 to 65 percent.

A comfortable and ideal temperature for living rooms is 19-23 degrees Celsius, for bedrooms slightly lower, around 18 degrees Celsius.

Correct ventilation in the rooms

Shock ventilation: recommended 3-4 times a day for about 10 minutes, cross-ventilate at best. If necessary, more frequently during the day if there are many people indoors. This effectively enables a rapid and extensive exchange of air. If there are more people or animals in the rooms in question, ventilation should also be adapted and increased or extended.

Regular cleaning and dusting of the home

Dusts and fine dust can put a strain on health and trigger allergic reactions. Allergy sufferers with so-called“house dust (mite) allergy” have a hypersensitivity of their body to certain proteins of these mites, which lead to numerous health complaints such as itching. This can even lead to the development of asthma. Regular cleaning, dusting and vacuuming, such as vacuum cleaners equipped with Hepa filters, reduce the spread of harmful dusts and mites.

Houseplants can clean the air of pollutants

It is well known that plants create a beautiful living atmosphere. Some purify the air, provide more oxygen and help to break down pollutants indoors. They even increase humidity. These include, for example, hemp, crysanthemum, dragon tree, ivy, green line, peace lily/one-leaf, window leaf/monstera, common ivy, Kentia palm and others.

Selection of GSA measuring devices for suspected pollutants in indoor air

Do you suspect specific pollutants in your indoor air?

Our GSA measuring devices store offers you a wide selection of GSA measuring devices for various forms of dusts such as A-dust or E-dust, for measuring harmful vapors in furniture such as formaldehyde or PCB (polyvinyl chloride) in vinyl flooring.

Do you suspect coronavirus in your indoor air?

With the Vira-Pore virus sampling cassette, it is possible for the first time to collect coronaviruses in indoor air via disposable filters, the ^ZePoretm filter, for laboratory analysis. Our GSA measuring devices SG10-2, SG10-2A or SG12 are suitable for this virus sampling cassette for coronavirus air sampling in indoor air. With these, sampling to measure the viral load is possible within 10 minutes.

The areas of application for Vira-Pore virus sampling cassettes are very diverse. They range from care facilities and hospitals, production areas and offices to use in the classroom. We have already presented the Vira-Pore cassette for indoor coronavirus air sampling with the Vira-Pore sampling cassette in our blog. You can order it in our online store at https://www.gsa-messgeraete.de/luftmessung-coronaviren and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the product.

Picture: Vira-Pore sampling cassette together with GSA measuring devices SG10-2

All our GSA devices are “Made in Germany” and have TÜV certification in accordance with ISO 9001:2015. They can be used for stationary or, in the case of many devices, mobile use. Our specialist colleagues will be happy to advise you on the selection of the right GSA measuring devices and for your specific measurement requirements.

Sources:

www.myhomebook.de/service/raumluft-verbessern

www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.raumluft-verbessern-19-tipps-mhsd.f6448fd4-a365-4fa8-bbe7-b7e93cc5a734.html

www.utopia.de/ratgeber/gerueche-neutralisieren-die-besten-mittel-gegen-gestank-in-der-wohnung/

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