The air that gets to us in the lungs is far from perfect, especially in large metropolitan areas. Because of this, people often change their place of residence, place of work, but such cardinal measures are not available to everyone, but only to units. But if we can not improve the air on the street, then within our own house it is in our power. How to make clean air in the apartment, where we raise children, sleep, eat?
How to clean the air in the apartment?
Away from smoking
Smoking is the cause of a large number of diseases. Smokers harm their relatives and neighbors. And if you stop smoking, you can clean the apartment air from the smoke and improve the air quality.
Reduce the use of chemicals
Household chemicals are harmful. We are forced to use household chemicals to do the cleaning in the apartment, collect the wool of pets, wipe the dust. But the stronger the smell, the more dangerous it is for human health, the more poisonous substances it spreads. For the human body, those that are odorless are safe. This applies to air fresheners, paints, glues, perfumes, hairspray. They heavier and pollute the air we breathe.
Wool of animals
The main trouble with cleaning is the animal's hair, because of this the amount of dust increases and it is necessary to clean up more often. But animal dander is much more harmful than wool. Particles of this dandruff are large and cause diseases. It is dangerous for allergy sufferers to have animals in the house, they are contraindicated in birds, cats, dogs. If you have an animal, you need to wash your hands, after you have stroked it. The pet needs to be kept away from the bedroom, it does not belong where you are most of your time and sleep.
Keep the windows closed
In street dust contain various allergens and ozone. They are many in industrial areas and large cities. To protect yourself from exposure to street dust, it is better to keep the windows in the house closed. Only periodically you need to ventilate and open the windows when you have done the cleaning in the apartment and smell strongly of chemicals.
Combating fungus and mold
Mold is everywhere. In warm, moist places, large mold colonies grow in nutrient media. These fungi produce toxins that act on humans and on living organisms toxicly and depressingly. From fungi and mold, good ventilation in the bathroom and in the bedroom will help. To do this, you need to maintain a certain level of humidity, about 40%. Do not abuse air humidifiers. Increased temperature and humidity can lead to a disruption of metabolism and a balance of heat transfer.
Stove and gas
Gas stoves, central heating and radiators carry a danger. If there is a gas stove in the kitchen, then there are a lot of harmful substances in the air that are formed when the gas is burned. When cooking, substances that have toxic substances are formed. To reduce the damage from the gas stove, you need to keep the ventilator ajar or more often to ventilate the kitchen. The door to the kitchen should be closed while preparing food, the installed hood will draw in toxic substances that are released during cooking and draw in the products of combustion.
Cultivation of flowers
To create a microclimate in the house will help the flowers It is necessary to plant about 5 plants up to one and a half meters. We daily inhale a large number of harmful substances, they lead to different diseases.
It is not always possible to change jobs or move from an unfavorable area. But it is quite possible to take care of the clean air and clean the air in your own house.