Allergy: Heating and Combustion By-Products

Only a generation ago we would have kept warm by the kitchen range or an open fire in the living room, while the rest of the home would have been much cooler. Today, modern heating systems allow us to walk around any room during winter wearing comfortable, lightweight clothing.

There is, however, more than a monetary price to pay for the benefits we derive from our heating systems - the environment they create is ideal for the house-dust mite. Warmer houses, together with increased humidity, carpeting, and soft furnishings, have encouraged the mite population to expand - particularly in bedrooms, where we spend about a third of our lives.

At the same time, draught-proofing (weather stripping) and insulation - to keep in all that extra heat - heave dramatically decreased ventilation, resulting in higher levels of interior pollutants. These include those produced by burning fuel, which are often described as combustion by-products. High levels of these gases, such as sulphur dioxide, can make asthmatic conditions worse.

Each combustion source produces by-products. Reducing the overall number of sources in the home lowers levels of combustion gases.

COMMON SOURCES

• Coal-burning fires
• Wood stoves or open fires
• Gas cookers (stoves) or ranges
• Gas clothes dryers
• Gas- and oil-fuelled water heaters, furnaces, or boilers
• Butane or propane gas heaters
• Kerosene (paraffin) heaters
• Oil lamps
• Candles and aromatherapy lamps
• Tobacco smoking

COMBUSTION BY-PRODUCTS

• Water
• Nitrogen dioxide
• Nitrogen oxides
• Sulphur dioxide
• Hydrogen cyanide
• Carbon monoxide
• Caron dioxide
• Formaldehyde
• Hydrocarbons, such as butane, propane, benzene
• Particulate matter

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