{"id":4544,"date":"2020-10-21T08:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T12:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.airmd.com\/?p=4544"},"modified":"2020-10-21T08:34:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T12:34:00","slug":"does-working-remotely-impact-your-homes-indoor-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airmd.com\/does-working-remotely-impact-your-homes-indoor-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Working Remotely Impact Your Home\u2019s Indoor Air Quality?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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At AirMD, we are often called in to assess the indoor air quality in a company\u2019s workplace. Depending on the setting and the industry, it may be important to test for VOCs, conduct mold testing or test for formaldehyde or asbestos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that so many people are working from home, the line between residential and commercial environmental testing is rapidly becoming blurred. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From teachers to accountants, computer clerks to creative directors and editors to paralegals, countless people switched to working from home when the pandemic began. That involves not only finding space where you can be productive but also plugging in and powering up an array of equipment that might include a computer, printer\/scanner and, perhaps an additional phone line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what does spending all that extra time at home mean for the quality of the air inside your home \u2013 and for your health? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s report on indoor air quality<\/a> reveals that the air inside your home may be 2 to 5 times more polluted than the air outside. Spending more time there could expose you to greater risk.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you invested in new furnishings for your home office or bought desks for your kids who were forced to attend classes virtually, you may have added to the problem. As the EPA explains, pressed-wood products can emit gasses that add to the indoor pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are certain health effects that you should watch for that, according to the EPA<\/a>, might indicate the presence of indoor air pollutants, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n