Top 5 Indoor Air Pollutants Hiding in Your Home

We often think of pollution as smog outside, but the EPA reports that indoor air quality is often much worse. Here are the top 5 pollutants we find in Charlotte homes:

1. Dust Mites

These microscopic creatures thrive in bedding, carpets, and dust accumulated in your air ducts. Their waste is a potent allergen.

2. Mold Spores

Given our humid climate, mold loves damp cooling coils and drain pans. Once in the system, spores are blown into every room.

3. Pet Dander

Even if you vacuum daily, dander is light enough to stay airborne and get sucked into your HVAC return, where it circulates indefinitely.

4. VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)

Chemicals from cleaning products, paints, and new furniture off-gas into your home and get trapped if ventilation is poor.

5. Pollen

During "The Pollening" in North Carolina, yellow dust coats everything outside. It also inevitably makes its way inside and settles in your ducts.

How to Fight Back

Regular filter changes are your first line of defense, but professional duct cleaning removes the buildup that filters miss.