How to improve the air of houses?

We spend more than twenty hours a day in a house, an office, a workshop. Even in large cities, the outside air is less polluted because, outside, the air is naturally renewed. In the past, houses were naturally ventilated thanks to less efficient insulation techniques. Today, dwellings are often caulked and ventilation systems are either nonexistent or Insufficient to guarantee good air renewal. The chemical components contained in materials, furniture and decorative objects are not evacuated and pollution is installed in housing.

What are the sources of interior pollution?

Pollutants are everywhere in the house:

• on the walls,
• In painting,
• on certain synthetic floors,
• In the partitions,
• in indoor furniture
• And the decoration …

Our behaviors also add their share of interior pollution:

• Make it cleaning with chemicals Thus participates in indoor air pollution by releasing VOCs but also solvents and other allergenic chemicals.
• Did you know that making cooking is also a polluting factor for your interior? There cooking Foods, whether in the oven or in the pan can also generate fine particles.
• Likewise, the combustion of candles participates in indoor air pollution, as is the use of diffusers ofessential oil.
• Note that thehumidity also degrades air quality, just like the dust.

What are the pollutants present in the house?

The list of house air pollutants is long! Pollutants such as VOC (volatile organic compounds) entered our home at the same time as our soft sofas, our design furniture or our trendy wallpaper.

• We find for example the Formaldehyde Present in particular in glues, varnishes, insulating foams and household products.
• THE Benzem Present in DIY products, paintings, glues and insulation.
• L’Aluminum and paraben Released by cosmetic aerosols and room perfumes.
• THE fine particles Following combustion or present in household products and insulation.

And the presence of these polluting is not without consequences on health: headaches, colds, irritation of mucous membranes, allergies, asthms …

Several solutions exist to measure the air quality of your interior and make a diagnosis. On prescription of the doctor in case of symptoms, you can in particular call an expert Medical advisor in interior environment in order to establish a balance sheet. Companies specializing in indoor air pollution can also move to your home for an analysis for around 500 euros.

It is possible to measure the air quality of your accommodation yourself. Of the Analysis kits are also on sale for a hundred euros. THE Connected objects Also come to your rescue with devices allowing to measure air quality such as the Netatmo sensor (99.99 euros), the Footbot (200 euros) apparatus or the Quaelis indoor air quality (64 euros at Nature et Découvertes).

What are the solutions to improve indoor air quality?

To clean up the interior of our habitats is possible without undertaking a complete renovation of its accommodation.

• The first solution to find a healthy air at home? Ventilate As much as possible to bring out the harmful air. It is recommended to ventilate your interior at least 15 minutes morning and evening To renew the air.
• You can also equip yourself with an effective ventilation system such as a VMC And take care to maintain it if you have one. Never clog your housing.
• In addition, you can equip yourself with a air purifier which will filter the air in the room.

Interior pollution should also be limited by avoiding bringing VOCs and other fine particles into your home. This goes through:

• A choice of Organic or depolluting paint,,
• solid wood furniture rather than agglomerated,
• natural rather than synthetic soil,
• of the natural household products Rather than chemical versions …
• It is also better toimitate the combustion of candles or the use of interior fragrances.
• And of course ne not smoke inside.