How Serious Is Indoor Air Pollution?

The US Environmental Protection Agency or EPA conducted a study on indoor air pollution and discovered that human exposure to air pollution is 2 to 5 times high indoors than outside.  Sometimes, the level of air pollution in a home can be up to 100 times higher than the air pollution outside.  To make this problem even worse, the average American will spend up to 90% of their day inside.  These facts forced the EPA and it Science Advisory Board to rank indoor air pollution as one of the top five environmental risks to the health of the general public.

Over 25 million people, including millions of children, have asthma or other breathing problems and over 12 million people report having an asthma attack in the past year. Asthma accounts for over 17 million physician office and hospital visits, and nearly 2 million emergency department visits each year.

Is Indoor Air Pollution Affecting You?

Indoor Air Pollution continues to gain press because it has become a growing national concern.  The EPA has placed it as one of the top 5 health risks in America and it doesn’t appear to be moving down any time soon.  People in general are much more aware of indoor air pollution, but that doesn’t mean that they understand how to deal with it, or even if it is affecting them.

Symptoms Linked to Indoor Air Pollution

1.Dryness and/or irritation in or around your eyes, throat, and nose
2.Chronic fatigue
3.Hypersensitive allergies
4.Ongoing headaches
5.Shortness of breath for no reason
6.Constant coughing and/or wheezing
7.Dizziness and nausea
8.Sinus congestion
9.Upper respiratory congestion
10.Worsening asthma symptoms or attacks

How can you help reduce indoor pollution?

One of the cheapest and easiest way’s you can reduce indoor pollution and help your family live healthier lives is by changing your furnace filters over to a high MERV furnace filter.