indoor air pollution
indoor air pollution
air quality
sick building syndrome
radon
source
how do it get inside?
- cracks and other openings
effects
-how does it harm people?
radon can cause cancer
tobacco smoke
source
how does it get inside?
-by people smoking inside
effects
how does it harm people?
tobacco smoke can cause cancer and second hand smoke
mold
source
how does it get inside?
through the air or on people, animals, and objects.
effect
how does it harm people?
nasal stuffiness, throat irritation, coughing and wheezing, eye irritation or some case of skin irritation
carbon monoxide
source
-how does it get inside?
if you got a gas stove in you keep your stove on or if you keep your car running
effect
-how does it harm people?
CO can cause harmful health effects by reducing oxygen delivery to the body's organs (like the heart and brain and tissues.
household cleaners
source
-how does it get inside?
when your cleaning your house.
effect
-how does it harm people?
can irritate eyes on the throat or cause headaches or other health problems exposure to chemicals from cleaning supplies to occupational asthma and other respiratory illnesses.
indoor air pollution
5 ways we can reduce indoor air pollution
-conserve energy-turn off appliances and lights when you leave the room
-keep woodstoves and fireplaces well maintained. you should also consider replacing old woodstoves with ETA-certified models.
-use different cleaning supplies don't use the hardcore cleaning supplies.
-wash clothes with warm or cold water instead of hot.
-recycle paper, plastic, glass bottles, cardboard , and aluminum cans . this conserves energy and reduces production emissions.