Is it Possible for Inside Air Quality and Smoke to Coexist?
February 18, 2010 7:09 am MiscellaneousYes! There’s an answer to the problem. Nothing has ever been accomplished by banning things. We must address and identify the issue outside of tax revenues and statesmen garnering votes for the following election. Let’s back up and see why all of a sudden we are having second hand smoke issues. The age of Aquarius ushered in the age of being shrewd with our energy costs. That was put softly. The Middle East had us by the throat by cutting off our energy supplies! As a result, we in the States had to take steps to deal with our amazing thirst for oil. We accomplished this by creating more fuel efficient automobiles, we insulated our houses and offices more thoroughly and tightened and sealed them up. Due to this we have cut the oxygen levels in our houses and businesses. So, what does this have to do with second hand smoke? Plenty. As we have sealed up our houses and businesses, our environments became like that fish aquarium. We have reduced our oxygen levels. As a result second hand smoke becomes more of a problem. Remember when you used to be a kid and in your house you didn’t have insulated walls. Remember our school houses? Gosh, we had air blowing through them all the time. Well, oxygen dispenses smoke. We used to have all sorts of air currents flowing through our houses and offices. Also, when there had been smoking going on, the duct systems of those business environments were kept clear of molds and mildew. Now that we have taken smoking out of our environments we have seen a beyond control increase in “Sick Building Syndrome” and “Building Related Illness”. So what are just some of our options given these sets of circumstances? There are several industries out there claiming they have the entire cure for second hand smoke if you will only listen to them and shell out a handful of cash. I have come across many different environments concerning second hand smoke, from bowling alleys to individual houses. Everybody recognizes there’s a problem. However what is the solution? First off, nothing is going to be the complete solution, but rather a blend of steps taken with various products to fit individual circumstances will significantly scale back the contamination of second hand smoke from marsh wheeling cigars. The ultimate solution is a mixture of solutions. A top-notch filtration device or air cleaner should be mounted on your air system. Many kinds of quality filtration devices are available. Consider having your Heating and A/C man introduce a little clean air into the indoor environment. This serves 2 purposes, boosting your ventilation and providing a positive pressure environment. Consider an O3 generator for you indoor environment. These units are efficient and safe. They produce safe levels of O3 into the indoor environment and do the job on second hand smoke and particularly the odors and chemicals that are linked with second hand tobacco smoke.