Whether it’s peace of mind or identifying contaminants in your indoor environment. We can give you a breakdown of what potential allergens or particulates are circulating in your relative air. Along with a count to understand the affected level. The results given can also be used by an allergy specialist to see if you are allergic to anything notated on the samples taken. 

Allergens are substances that cause allergic reactions and trigger asthma symptoms in some people making the immune system recognize them as foreign or dangerous. The air spreads allergens around and as a result, the immune system reacts by making a type of antibody called IgE to defend against the allergen. This reaction leads to allergy symptoms. Allergens settle onto furniture and floors and vary in size and are measured in microns (also called micrometers).

Some common allergens include:

• Animal proteins and animal dander
• Dust: More than just dirt, house dust is a mix of sloughed-off skin cells, hair, clothing fibers, bacteria, dust mites, bits of dead bugs, soil particles, pollen, and microscopic specks of plastic. 
• Airborne Fiberglass: Fiberglass can be lined on the inside of ventilation ductwork where the air blows past it, inside the plenum of an HVAC system, laying above ceiling panels, attics, basements, not sealed cracks, and much more.
• Indoor Rust: Corrosion of the copper tubing in the coil from the outside is the most common cause of evaporator coil leaks. This corrosion happens when formic acid accumulates on the coil as a result of the interaction of water, copper, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in your indoor air.  
• Drugs (such as antibiotics or medicines you put on your skin)
• Foods (such as egg, peanut, milk, nuts, soy, fish, animal meat, and wheat)
• Fungal spores
• Insect and mite feces
• Insect bites and stings (their venom)
• Natural rubber latex
• Pollen