Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Home Air Quality Test Kits: 4 Useful Tips

There are a ton of air quality test kits on the market, testing for various things, with various price ranges, with AIHA accredited lab results and without—and everyone markets theirs as ‘the best’. And without a little education, that can make it tough to make sure you’re getting the right test kit, with reliable results.
 
First, it’s important to decide what you’re going to test for. If you have a history or know that something potentially hazardous was detected in your home before, then you probably want to test for that. Otherwise, if you have something more general going on and don’t know exactly what’s bothering you—or you just want a full report on what is or isn’t in the home, it’s a much better and cheaper idea to test for ‘allergens’ which detects mold spores, pollen, dust mites, skin Cells, etc., instead of just buying a mold test kit that only checks for mold.
 
Second, you may want to get a more comprehensive test kit like the Evaluaire 2000 or Test Your Nest kit from BHC, instead of just a single test strip or cartridge to check the air or surfaces in one room. That’s because we often don’t know for sure where the airborne pollutants are highest in concentration and getting one of these airborne pollutant test kits gives you enough air sample cartridges and surface test strips to do 2-5 rooms depending on how you use them.
 
Third, be certain the kit you choose includes lab results from an AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association)-accredited lab. Too often, home air test kits say ‘fast lab results’ but the lab isn’t AIHA accredited or accredited at all. Some type of real accreditation is sufficient, but having it from AIHA ensures competent evaluation and real results with very low error ratios. It’s no good and a waste of your time and money if the lab tests aren’t accurate and give you false (and potentially hazardous) information—hazardous to your health and finances because you might take action based on false information.
 
Fourth, keep in mind it’s usually a good idea to retest or recheck the air and surfaces 1) after cleanup or remediation efforts to see where you are, and 2) after any possible airborne contamination from any infectious or air-polluting source. That said, it’s good to choose air test kits that have extra surface test strips either in the kit or available for separate purchase. The Evaluaire kits, for example, do offer this option. It can be hazardous to just test, do some mold cleanup, for example, then think everything is fine—only to find out later that everyone is getting sick because the remediation wasn’t effective and the mold is still there—which you would know and could have prevented, if you re-tested afterwards.
 
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