IS THE AIR IN YOUR HOME SAFE?
There are two kinds of air pollutants in your home.
Here are some figures that may cause you to consider the health of the air in your home:
HOW TO ACHIEVE CLEAN AIR INSIDE YOUR HOME?
Air filtration can reduce the likelihood of getting asthma or bronchitis up to 30%.
The Lung Association of Canada shows that major symptoms of high levels of air pollution in the home can manifest themselves as:
FURTHER READING ON INDOOR AIR QUALITY HEALTH ISSUES AND PREVENTION
Read more on what the United States Environmental Protection Agency has to say regarding indoor air quality:
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/airclean.html
Cleanair.ca is one of the leading “gurus” in Canada on air quality, you can check them out at:
http://www.cleanair.ca/
If you want to know more about the pollutants in your home, Health Canada is also an authoritative place to look:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/air/in/index-eng.php
What can a little pollution really do? Find out at The Lung Association of Canada:
http://www.lung.ca/protect-protegez/pollution-pollution/indoor-interieur/index_e.php
There are two kinds of air pollutants in your home.
- Particulate matter includes dust, smoke, pollen, animal dander, tobacco smoke, particles generated from combustion appliances such as cooking stoves, and particles associated with tiny organisms such as dust mites, moulds, bacteria, and viruses.
- Gaseous pollutants come from combustion processes. Sources include gas cooking stoves, vehicle exhaust, and tobacco smoke. They also come from building materials, furnishings, and the use of products such as adhesives, paints, varnishes, cleaning products, and pesticides.
Here are some figures that may cause you to consider the health of the air in your home:
- In the year 2000, Canadian public health experts estimated that air pollution was responsible for 16,000 premature deaths in Canada each year. This works out to a total of 40 Canadians dying from air pollution-related causes every single day!
- The average Canadian spends 90% of their time indoors, where the concentration of pollutants is 10 times higher than outdoors.
HOW TO ACHIEVE CLEAN AIR INSIDE YOUR HOME?
Air filtration can reduce the likelihood of getting asthma or bronchitis up to 30%.
The Lung Association of Canada shows that major symptoms of high levels of air pollution in the home can manifest themselves as:
- Headaches, fatigue, and shortness of breath
- Worsening allergy and asthma symptoms
- Sinus congestion, cough, and sneezing
- Eye, nose, throat, and skin irritation
- Dizziness and nausea
FURTHER READING ON INDOOR AIR QUALITY HEALTH ISSUES AND PREVENTION
Read more on what the United States Environmental Protection Agency has to say regarding indoor air quality:
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/airclean.html
Cleanair.ca is one of the leading “gurus” in Canada on air quality, you can check them out at:
http://www.cleanair.ca/
If you want to know more about the pollutants in your home, Health Canada is also an authoritative place to look:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/air/in/index-eng.php
What can a little pollution really do? Find out at The Lung Association of Canada:
http://www.lung.ca/protect-protegez/pollution-pollution/indoor-interieur/index_e.php