What is IAQ or Indoor Air Quality?

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is one of those invisible, out-of-sight, out-of-mind responsibilities that, while always appreciated, seldom gets top billing.

That all changed last year, when the anthrax attack on our nation's government and media institutions catapulted IAQ to the forefront of the industry's priority list of concerns.

But the problems go beyond seemingly random acts by terrorists. A study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association provided the strongest evidence yet of the health dangers of the air pollution levels in many big and even some smaller cities, where most office space can be found.

Indoor Air Quality problems can reduce worker productivity, increase absenteeism, and in extreme cases cause serious illness. They can create an environment that potential clients want to avoid.

We know that gasses, particulate mater and germs as well as allergens can be inthe air. We at NQ Industries have many types of filtering equipment for any of these problems.

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