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Indoor
Air Quality Concerns
All of us face a variety of risks to our health as
we go about our day-to-day lives. Driving in cars,
flying in planes, engaging in recreational
activities, and being exposed to environmental
pollutants all pose varying degrees of risk. Some
risks are simply unavoidable. Some we choose to
accept because to do otherwise would restrict our
ability to lead our lives the way we want. And some
are risks we might decide to avoid if we had the
opportunity to make informed choices. Indoor air
pollution is one risk that you can do something
about.
In the last several years, a growing body of
scientific evidence has indicated that the air
within homes and other buildings can be more
seriously polluted than the outdoor air in even the
largest and most industrialized cities. Other
research indicates that people spend approximately
90 percent of their time indoors. Thus, for many
people, the risks to health may be greater due to
exposure to air pollution indoors than outdoors.
In addition, people who may be exposed to indoor air
pollutants for the longest periods of time are often
those most susceptible to the effects of indoor air
pollution. Such groups include the young, the
elderly, and the chronically ill, especially those
suffering from respiratory or cardiovascular
disease.
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html
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