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The Health Risks Of Indoor Air Pollution
All concerned people need to look at the growing problem of indoor and outdoor air pollution. There are so many unseen harmful chemicals in your indoor and outdoor air. The air inside our homes is often more polluted than the air outside because of all the chemicals you introduce into your homes whether through furnishings, household cleaners, aerosol sprays, candles and so on. I bet you know someone who is allergic to some pollutant. Allergies seem to be getting more and more prevalent.
Pollution is one of the commonly talked about problems today and it arises from many sources. Because we breathe air into our lungs, air pollution is a particularly health-threatening problem. Short of wearing a mask of some kind, there is no way to avoid breathing it in. Getting adequate ventilation into your home is one way to tackle air pollution. A shortcoming here is it depends on good quality air outside your home.
Another possible method to deal with the problem of indoor pollution is to get a whole house air cleaner system. These are installed in your home heating or cooling systems. They aren't cheap.
You'd be surprised how much of your household items produce pollution. You need to check and get rid of the ones that do. Start eliminating the sources of pollution with the easy items to dispose of. Be as ruthless as you are able. You can replace household cleaners with more eco-friendly ones. Avoid burning anything indoors. People like candles and incense but they are a source of pollution! Smoke is one of the most harmful things you can introduce to the air.
There are two broad categories of pollutants in the air: particulate matter and gases. Particulate matter means such things as dust, smoke, pollen, animal dander and tobacco smoke. Particles can also include microorganisms like bacteria and viruses.
The size of particles varies greatly. You want to know the size of the particle you want to remove. They can vary from room dust which is 100 to 300 microns to pesticides and herbicides that are only 0.001 micron.
Particulate matter can be removed by mechanical filters such as HEPA filters and by electrostatic air filters. Any air purifier can only clean down to a certain particle size. This is what you need to know. Even if you are allergic to larger particles in the air, there is a lot to be said health-wise for cleaning the air of smaller particles also. Particles in the air can aggravate asthma symptoms and can even cause bronchitis.
Gaseous air-borne pollutants originate from two main sources: combustion processes and materials inside the house or office. Combustion includes such sources as gas cookers, car or truck exhausts and tobacco smoking. Many materials inside the home or office may produce pollutants. They include things like household furniture and products like glues, paints, varnishes, cleaning products, pesticides or herbicides, air fresheners, hair spray, perfumes and other volatile organic compounds.
Whereas a mechanical filter is effective for particles, gas molecules are so small that a process called adsorption is required to capture them. The gases bond to the surface of a suitable material like activated carbon, zeolite and potassium permanganate. As it's a surface phenomenon, you need a large amount of surface area to capture the gases. So, you are typically dealing with pounds of activated carbon for it to be effective.
If you notice that the unit includes a thin carbon filter, you can be certain that it is not going to have sufficient carbon to significantly filter gaseous pollutants and volative organic compounds.
There are numerous ill health problems caused by indoor air pollution varying from minor irritations such as minor allergies to much more severe life-threatening diseases such as heart disease and cancers..
Check out our other related articles on "Air Purifier Reviews" and "Reviews Of Air Purifiers Under $300"
exposed to an active tuberculosis patient while pregnant!?
i work in a hospital and earlier in the day, i gave a patient an aerosol treatment with a mask, which i touched, and i put it on his face, touching him once again. later that day, i saw he was moved to another room, and when i went to give him his treatment, he was in airborne isolation, when i asked for what, they said TB!!!! he was really skinny, and now im worried because im also 22 weeks preg
The hospital should have a protocol for exposure to TB. You'll get tested now and in a fixed period of time.
Also, talk to your OB/GYN.
Good luck.
Beyond the Tailpipe: Particulate Matter Pollution from Vehicular Emissions (MIT)
It turns out that the exhaust exiting a car’s tailpipe is just the first part
of a complex journey of pollutants that scientists like **Jesse Kroll** are
starting to map out. He wants to know just what these emissions consist of,
how they change over time, and what their possible impacts are.
The term ‘smog,’ with which most cities have become all too familiar, is not
really the direct result of vehicle emissions but the end-product of a
photochemical process that was identified 60 years ago, according to Kroll.
When nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons from exhaust mix with sunlight, the
result is smog, which itself comprises ozone and particulate matter. Neither
of these is good for human or planetary health, and the bulk of these
emissions come from vehicles.
Scientists have done a good job dissecting ozone and its impact both at ground
level and on the atmosphere, hence worldwide regulations attempting to reduce
these emissions. But researchers understand a lot less about particulates,
micron-sized chemicals born aloft in aerosol form. They matter because, as
Kroll relates, epidemiological studies link high levels of particulates to
increased rates of mortality (lung cancer, cardiopulmonary disease), and to
impacts on ...
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