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10 Ways Your Baby’s Bedroom Air Quality Can be Improved

1.  Only use No VOC and No Odor paints: Before you paint your baby’s bedroom that perfect shade, make sure the paint you’ve chosen does not contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or harmful odors.

Do you suffer from frequent headaches, or worse, migraines? If you’re like 12% of Americans, you probably lose at least a few days per month to head pain. For some unfortunate individuals, this number climbs to ten or more days spent in pain every month.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Dentistry (ADA) issued guidelines that dentists only treat emergency cases through April 30th; some states have mandated this. As a result, thousands of dental practices in New England and beyond have closed their doors.

IndoorDoctor is helping to flatten the COVID-19 virus curve. IndoorDoctor is one of the first private companies nationwide to offer surface sampling for the COVID-19 virus. We strongly support the need for validating the overall sanitation process.

The CDC tells us that COVID-19 virus is transmitted primary by respiratory droplets released into the air and that the virus can stay airborne for 3+ hours. This leaves us all vulnerable to indoor COVID-19 transmission long after someone with symptoms vacates the room.

Did you know that Carbon Monoxide (CO) exists in your home? Many of my clients will act surprised since their home detector has not gone off. You and your family could be exposed to low levels of chronic carbon monoxide that is not being detected by your home CO detector.

Living in a healthy home free from toxic mold is something you can control. However, the warning signs of elevated mold spores and associated mycotoxins are not that obvious. We encourage all homeowners to conduct regular mold testing to ensure their home is free from toxic mold.

Mold Testing Laws: New Hampshire joins several states regulating mold testing by requiring mold inspectors and remediators to be licensed. Additionally, the law states that it is illegal to conduct both the testing and remediation by the same company.

New furniture can off-gas harmful cancer causing chemicals and formaldehyde for years. Unfortunately, baby furniture, built in cabinetry, office desks and many products made overseas are loaded with volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Measuring indoor carbon dioxide levels is the first thing I do to ensure that a home is healthy. Our state of the art air quality meters test for both carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in parts per million (ppm) as part of every indoor air quality inspection.