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Article: A breath of fresh air: home ventilation made simple. (House & Home).
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- E Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
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On a blistering cold day, with the house tightly sealed and the heating cranked up, the air at home may pose more of a threat to human health than smoggy urban air.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) studies indicate that indoor levels of pollutants may be two to five times--and occasionally more than 100 times--higher than outdoor levels. And a pollutant released indoors is 1,000 times more likely to reach a person's lungs than one released outdoors, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
While the highest indoor air pollution exposures occur in developing countries, well-insulated American homes are not immune to the problem. Although ...