How to Effectively Remove Dangerous Odors in the Workplace
Few things can affect your employees’ productivity more than a pungent smell that just won’t go away. A foul smell isn’t just irritating, and it can also cause a myriad of symptoms ranging from mild headaches and wheezing to chest tightness and mental depression. But…
How Wildfires Contribute to Air Quality Concerns Near and Far
The western U.S. wildfires are raging – they’ve increased by 400% since 1970, burned six times the acreage, and lasted five times longer. If that’s not enough, their fierce temperatures have consumed all vegetation and soil nutrients, causing drought in the affected areas. Unfortunately, in…
How to Fix a Stuffy Room: 3 Easy Tips
In the last century, buildings have become more “sealed.” While this has helped reduce the amount of energy used in cooling and heating, it has also made it easier for gases and other toxic substances to build up in our homes and workplaces. Today, indoor…
What Does Mildew Smell Like?
What does mildew smell like? Well, it’s certainly not a bed of roses when that conspicuous musty scent saunters up your nose. That musty smell is typical of mildew and mold invading your home. Mildew is mold in its early stage, and both are fungi, simple…
How to Get Rid of That Musty Smell in Your House
Someone open a window – it smells awful in here. Life gets dirty sometimes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that the U.S. released 76 million tons of pollution into the atmosphere in 2018 alone. The agency estimates over 260 million people still live…