While the rainy season may be drawing to a close, the effects of constant downpour (in between bouts of hot weather) can still be felt in this time of quarantine. In a time like this, eco-friendly wastewater treatment is a crucial necessity for many barangays and individual cities.

However, even on a household scale, care must be taken to keep one’s home clean, especially when it comes to water-based contamination. The rains can cause water to leak into the house and cause various water-based contaminations. Also, issues with your plumbing can cause different water issues.

What are the effects of unchecked water in your household?

Mold: mold (and to a lesser extent, moss) are the byproducts of letting water drip into your house and pool in various hard to reach places. Mold releases spores that could trigger allergies and infect food and surfaces, while moss is, well, moss.

Rust and wood rot: Water dripping onto metal or wood doesn’t have much short term effects; wood and especially metal are quite durable, after all. However, prolonged exposure to moisture can cause metal and wood to degrade over time.

Places for mosquitos to fester: Damp, warm places attract mosquitos and might cause them to start infesting your house.

How can you handle these issues?

Plug in household holes: There might be a broken part of your roof, a slip between your wallpapers, or a hole in your screen windows that lets in the rain. Make sure that your house doesn’t have any ways for water to leak into.

Check your water filters and pipes often: Time can cause even the hardiest water filters and pipes to degrade. Make sure that your water filters and pipes are in tip-top shape, and that they don’t leak.

If you’re looking for water purification materials, then Envireau Pacific Inc. products might help you out. In a time when cleanliness indoors is as important outside, clean water and non-humid interiors are important to maintain.

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