{"id":1266,"date":"2023-06-01T11:07:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T15:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allergy-associates.com\/?p=1266"},"modified":"2023-06-01T11:07:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T15:07:30","slug":"indoor-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allergy-associates.com\/?p=1266","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Indoor Pollution<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 1986 the World Health Organization (WHO) coined the term \u201csick building syndrome\u201d.&nbsp; It was the dawn of understanding that indoor pollution can have health consequences.&nbsp; WHO has concentrated its research on \u201cthe big six\u201d: tobacco smoke, radon gas, carbon monoxide, the volatile organic compounds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(VOC\u2019s) trichloroethylene and benzene and tiny agglomerate particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers (PM 2.5). The average American spends 88% of their time indoors.&nbsp; The higher the levels of these pollutants the greater the health consequences.&nbsp; Illnesses linked to indoor pollution include sinusitis, asthma, dermatitis, migraines, cardiovascular disease and cancer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indoor ozone is generated when sunlight coming through windows reacts with certain VOC\u2019s.&nbsp; Synthetic dyes known as azo dyes can outgas from furniture and drapes, especially ones with darker colors.&nbsp; Formaldehyde is another VOC that creates a toxic environment.&nbsp; It outgasses from new carpet, flooring, pressboard cabinets and new furniture.&nbsp; Another VOC that seems to be particularly irritating is trichloroethylene which outgasses from glues, solvents and cleaning fluids.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even cooking can be a source of pollution.&nbsp; Frying foods generates acrolein, a chemical also released from E-cigarettes and known to be harmful.&nbsp; A recent study done in gyms found high levels of N-chloraldimines, toxic chemicals generated when bleach cleaners interact with the amino acids found in human sweat.&nbsp; Aerosol deodorants, cleaners and hair sprays add to the morass.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What can be done?&nbsp; Choose safe cleaning products.&nbsp; Stop using aerosols.&nbsp; Stop frying foods or at least have a good exhaust fan running.&nbsp; Allow new carpet and furniture to outgas in the garage before moving indoors.&nbsp; HEPA filters on the HVAC system remove the PM 2.5 particles.&nbsp; Smoke outside.&nbsp; Houseplants help remove a myriad of chemicals.&nbsp; For those who like data, indoor air quality monitors and radon detectors are readily available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1986 the World Health Organization (WHO) coined the term \u201csick building syndrome\u201d.&nbsp; It was the dawn of understanding that indoor pollution can have health consequences.&nbsp; WHO has concentrated its research on \u201cthe big six\u201d: tobacco smoke, radon gas, carbon monoxide, the volatile organic compounds (VOC\u2019s) trichloroethylene and benzene and tiny agglomerate particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers (PM 2.5). The average American spends 88% of their time indoors.&nbsp; The higher the levels of these pollutants the greater the health consequences.&nbsp;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allergy-associates.com\/?p=1266\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[614,615],"class_list":["post-1266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-pollution","tag-sick-building"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allergy-associates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allergy-associates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allergy-associates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allergy-associates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allergy-associates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1266"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.allergy-associates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1267,"href":"https:\/\/www.allergy-associates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266\/revisions\/1267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allergy-associates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allergy-associates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allergy-associates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}