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<\/p>\nWhen you hear the term \u201cair pollution,\u201d you may associate it with smog in city centres. However, the air quality inside homes and buildings can be just as toxic. Our team of specialists at Confort Expert can tell you this firsthand. We\u2019ve installed countless heat pumps, air conditioners, electric baseboards, gas furnaces and other heating and cooling appliances in Greater Montreal. In this article, we discuss the health effects of having poor indoor air quality and present some solutions.<\/p>\n
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Adverse effects of indoor air pollution<\/strong><\/p>\n There are many types of indoor pollutants including cigarette smoke, pet dander, dust mites, mould and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by household products and building materials.<\/p>\n If there\u2019s a high concentration of these pollutants and you breathe them in on a daily basis, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:<\/p>\n Exposure to air pollution can also cause allergies and problems such as asthma, arrhythmia and heart failure. The specific impacts on your health depend on the type of contaminants in the air as well as your age and overall health. Seniors, young children and people with respiratory or pulmonary diseases are particularly at risk of developing health problems related to poor air quality.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ways to improve indoor air quality<\/strong><\/p>\n There are a number of methods you can use to reduce air pollution in your home. Here are some solutions to consider implementing:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At Confort Expert, we professionally install air conditioning systems as well as gas and electric heating systems in and around Montreal. We also offer our customers a wide range of devices for improving the air quality in their homes, including air exchangers<\/a>, humidifiers<\/a> and air purifiers<\/a>. Contact us<\/a> to learn more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When you hear the term \u201cair pollution,\u201d you may associate it with smog in city centres. However, the air quality inside homes and buildings can be just as toxic. Our team of specialists at Confort Expert can tell you this firsthand. We\u2019ve installed countless heat pumps, air conditioners, electric baseboards, gas furnaces and other heating…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"xn-wppe-expiration":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-action":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-prefix":[],"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-blog-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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