IAQ Issues? Open a window!

Open a window - yes, it sounds too easy, but the fact of the matter is that if you want to improve the air quality of almost any indoor environment, the fastest and most effective way to do it is simply to open a window and let some fresh air in. It doesn't matter if you reside in a rural country setting or an inner-city industrial area, the air quality is better outside the door than inside...

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24 Jan

Floor Coverings -more gas than a bowl of beans

Always on the lookout for ways to improve indoor air quality, today's focus is on flooring materials, especially carpets and rugs. When it comes to floor coverings, it is safe to say, as with most things, you get what you pay for. The safest choices are carpets and rugs made of natural fibers - wool, sisal, or jute - which, compared to synthetic options, are more expensive. So, if the object...

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24 Jan

COUCH POTATO? WHAT ARE YOU BREATHING?

Despite growing evidence of population-wide obesity resulting from the inclusion of so many processed foods into the American diet over the past 50 or so years (an entirely different subject), as a society, we profess to value healthy living in all other respects, with biking and jogging and running and cardio fitness and sports participation dominating much of our lives, and that's a good t...

indoor air quality, conditioning, fitness, healthier living, ammonia, chlorine gas, human carcinogens, perfluorooctanic acid, polybrominated diphenyl ether, PBDE, tetrachloroethylene, perchloroethylene, PERC, EPA, impaired cognition Comments (0)

05 Jan