Indoor Air Quality Facts!

          We consume on an average of 1 kilogram of food and 2 kilograms of fluid per day.  In comparison we breathe 24 kilograms (20,000 liters) of air a day. Recent studies by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that indoor air in many cases is up to 70 times more polluted than outside air. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 30% of the world’s modern buildings are affected and classified as having the Sick Building Syndrome (SBS).

          Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) problems, SBS and other building related illness are emerging as critical health, environmental and legal issues throughout the world. In many cases hazardous IAQ is affecting all types of facilities. Not only land based buildings such as: private homes, offices, hospitals, schools, restaurants, hotels, casinos, pharmaceutical plants, food plants, high-tech electronic and computer facilities are plagued by indoor air pollutants. The airline industry, passenger shipping industry and offshore installations are the last on the long list of industry’s that are experiencing the same problems.

          Studies by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) found that more than 50% of IAQ problems are related to poor ventilation and related maintenance. Most IAQ problems can be traced to two common causes: inadequate ventilation hygiene and a pollutant source.

          In either case, cleaning a building’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning system (HVAC) will in most cases led to a major improvement in IAQ.  Many buildings have not had their ductwork cleaned in decades; some have never been cleaned.  Debris from the original construction as well as years of accumulated soot, fungi, spores, pollen, dust viruses, bacteria, asbestos, oil, mites, smoke, tar, textile fibers, moulds and other contaminants are hidden throughout the ventilation system.

          Most people only see the grilles and registers.  If they are dirty, the ductwork behind is far worse.  Incorrect cleaned and maintained ventilation systems allow microbes to breed, which leads to medical problems including asthma, fatigue, tuberculosis and legionnaires disease.  Business suffers from increased sick days and even lawsuits and employers are faced with increasingly stringent responsibilities in providing employees with a safe work environment.

          The Collom® Technology can greatly reduce the cost of solving IAQ pollution problems for today’s maintenance managers in all types of buildings. This new type of technology, use high compressed air together with special nozzles acting as air knifes inside the ventilation system. The entire system is set under negative pressure by using super efficient negative air machines that also collect the debris.  The Collom® Technology is also able to sanitize the inside of the ductwork after the cleaning process is completed by spraying anti-microbial solutions if needed.

          Today, it is easy to maintain clean and healthy HVAC systems and by that ease the problems experienced by allergy sufferers around the world.  By utilizing new technologies provided by trained and professional companies and individuals, most IAQ problems can be solved.