When.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network

2. Indoor mold - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indoor_mold

   If there are mold problems in a house only during certain times of the year, the house is probably too airtight or too drafty. Mold problems occur in airtight homes more frequently in the warmer months (when humidity is high inside the house, and moisture is trapped), and occur in drafty homes more frequently in the colder months (when warm air ...

3. Humidity - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humidity

   Specific humidity is the ratio of water vapor mass to total moist air parcel mass. Humidity plays an important role for surface life. For animal life dependent on perspiration (sweating) to regulate internal body temperature, high humidity impairs heat exchange efficiency by reducing the rate of moisture evaporation from skin surfaces

4. Damp (structural) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damp_(structural)

   A high proportion of damp problems in buildings are caused by ambient climate dependent factors of condensation and rain penetration. [1] Capillary penetration of fluid from the ground up through concrete or masonry is known as "rising damp" and is governed by the shape and porosity of the construction materials through which this evaporation ...

5. Is your heater making you sick? How to avoid cold-like ...

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/heater-making-sick-avoid...

   Heating systems often reduce humidity levels in the air, which can dry out your nasal passages and throat, leading to irritation and discomfort in your throat and sinuses and can trigger asthma ...

6. Indoor air quality - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indoor_air_quality

   [citation needed] However, high humidity outdoors creates the need for careful attention to humidity levels indoors. High humidity give rise to mold growth and moisture indoors is associated with a higher prevalence of occupant respiratory problems. [citation needed] The "dew point temperature" is an absolute measure of the moisture in air ...

7. 20 Bathroom Plants That Thrive in High Humidity - AOL

   www.aol.com/20-bathroom-plants-thrive-high...

   4. Air Plants. Per Marino, tillandsia (AKA air plants) thrive in humidity: “As an epiphyte, the air plant grows on top of tree branches and pulls all the water it needs from the intense morning ...

8. Why is it so humid in North Texas right now, and is that why ...

   www.aol.com/news/why-humid-north-texas-now...

   While the humidity will be down thanks to the stronger winds, the heat index is still expected to be around 110 degrees or higher. “Thankfully, humidity will be a little bit less,” Barnes said.

9. Mold health issues - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold_health_issues

   A serious health threat from mold exposure for immunocompromised individuals is systemic fungal infection (systemic mycosis). Immunocompromised individuals exposed to high levels of mold, or individuals with chronic exposure may become infected. [31] [32] Sinuses and digestive tract infections are most common; lung and skin infections are also ...