Indoor Air Pollution: Can You Breathe Freely?
- The Earth & I Editorial Team
- Jun 22, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 22, 2022
In these COVID times, great attention is being paid to our lungs—and how to keep them healthy. Since we spend much of our time indoors, maybe we should take a look at what we’re breathing in at home. Some of these substances are likely to be on the list:

Tobacco/cigarette smoke
Mold/Mildew/Odor
Radon
CO2 & Particulate Matter from unvented cooking/heating
Dust/Dust mites
Pet and human dander/hair
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) from cleaning products, insecticides, a/c
Pathogens from toilet water
Lead and formaldehyde from paint, varnish
Pollution coming from outdoors
Disease percentages tied to unsafe indoor air quality:
8% of lung cancer
27% of acute lower respiratory disease
20% of COPD
27% of Ischemic Heart Disease
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