The 5 Best Ways to Handle and Prevent Indoor Air Pollution
Most people when they hear pollution, they think of factory belching black smoke or car emitting poisonous fumes, but few think about the pollution they are exposed to on a daily basis, indoor air pollution.
Indoor air pollution should be a much greater concern for most people as people tend to spend more of their time indoors than outdoors exposed to whatever might be in the air.
However, just as there are ways to handle and prevent outdoor air pollution, there are ways to handle and prevent indoor pollution in your home.
What is Indoor Air Pollution?
Indoor air pollution refers to the pollution found inside homes and buildings, such as office buildings where many people work. This pollution is a result of many things such as synthetic carpets and fabrics off-gassing, the release of gasses produced by the manufacturing process.
Another cause of indoor pollution is the very weatherproofing many buildings are subject to, in search of better energy consumption. The more weather proof a building has, the less exchange of air between the outside and inside, causing the air inside to stagnate with trapped pollutants.
5 Best Ways To Handle Indoor Air Pollution:
- Ventilate: although weatherproofing can be a boon for energy consumption, it’s a bust when it comes to indoor air pollution. So make time to get the doors and windows open to exchange the indoor and outdoor air.
- Ban Smoking: If you or someone you love smokes and are not willing to quit right now, then make smoking outdoors only.
Clean green: environmentally friendly cleaners are as good for your indoor environment as they are for the environment period so search them out and use them when you can.- Leave shoes at the door: this is not only better for keeping a clean house, but it reduces the pollutants tracked in on shoes.
- Use the right vacuum: a vacuum with a HEPA filter will not only do a better job cleaning your floors, it will reduce the amount of dust thrown into the air when vacuuming.
How to Prevent Indoor Air Pollution:
The best way to prevent indoor air pollution is to stop it at the door. Leave shoes and other outerwear outside when possible.
If you have new carpet or drapes installed, let them air out a day or so the off-gas outside.
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