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FACT - Indoor Air Quality (IAQ),
Sick Building Syndrome and Building Related Illness are emerging
as critical health, environmental and legal issues throughout
the world;
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FACT - Environmental Protection
Agency studies show that indoor air may be as much as 100 times
more polluted than outside air;
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FACT - Improperly cleaned and
maintained ventilation systems allow microbes to bleed. This
leads to a host of serious medical problems including: asthma,
allergies, skin rash, fatigue, tuberculosis and legionnaires
disease;
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FACT - A recent national NIOSH
study found that more than 50% of IAQ problems were related to
poor ventilation;
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FACT - The world Health
Organization estimates that 30% of the world's modern buildings
are plagued by indoor air pollution;
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FACT - IAQ litigation increases
every year; and recent IAQ lawsuits have commanded hefty
settlements. Businesses are faced with ever more stringent
responsibilities in providing employees with a safe work
environment;
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FACT - It is estimated that
poor air quality directly results, on an annual basis, in $1
billion in medical costs and $60 billion in employee sick leave
and lost production.
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FACT - Most people spend 60% to
90% of their time indoors. (American Lung Association)
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FACT - More than 50 million
Americans suffer from allergies. The level of some hazardous
pollutants in indoor air has been found to be up to 70 times
greater than in outdoor air. (USEPA)
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FACT - Children and the elderly
are especially affected by polluted indoor air. (Department of
Consumer Affairs)
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FACT - Studies have shown that
two out of three indoor air quality problems involve the HVAC
system. Mold, pollen and dust are just a few of the ingredients
that make up the refuse in your heating & air conditioning duct
system. Duct cleaning provides allergy relief, eliminates odors,
reduces dust & house work.
