Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Indoor air quality or IAQ is a term which refers to the quality of air inside your home or office. It is also the process of understanding and monitoring the air you breathe and managing the common indoor pollutants thereby reducing the immediate health problems as well as future health effects years after exposure.
What is IAQ
People spend most of their time at homes, offices, public transport and other indoor environment. The quality of air in the indoor environment has a significant impact on human health.
Prevention is better than remediation plan. By understanding indoor air quality, we can create evidence-based infection control practices during this pandemic and epidemic prevention measure. Poor IAQ can lead to discomfort, ill health (e.g., headache, itchy eyes, respiratory difficulties, skin irritation, nausea and fatigue) or even global pandemics. Good IAQ in offices and public places not only enhance comfort level of the occupants and increase productivity of the workers, but also can sustain economic growth of a country when outbreak stands globally.
To improve the IAQ and promote public awareness of the importance of IAQ, the HKSAR Government has implemented an IAQ Management Programme. A core element of the Programme is to launch a voluntary IAQ Certification Scheme for Offices and Public places so as to elevate a good IAQ management practices.
As a leading testing laboratory, QPT is expert in assessing indoor air quality (IAQ) and provides professional advices on air quality management. We provide wide range of services included air sampling, testing and analysis.
QPT is an accredited laboratory and all required IAQ parameter measurement is accredited under Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (HOKLAS).