Indoor air pollution and its health implications are a rapidly growing concern for families in today’s society. It's a safe bet that you want your family to be safe from the air pollution problems found in the outside environment, yet you may be unaware that indoor air pollution can have a major effect on your family’s health, comfort, and safety as well.
The USEPA has identified indoor air pollution as one of the top five urgent environmental risks to public health. Indoor air pollution can contribute to lung disease, respiratory tract infections, asthma, and lung cancer. However, for most of us, it can greatly exacerbate allergy symptoms.
If you or a family member suffer from allergies or asthma, or if you have infants or elderly persons living at home, indoor air pollution and its health implications may be of greater concern to you.
Even healthy adults can experience adverse symptoms with as little as a single exposure to certain forms of indoor air pollution.
Some common symptoms are:
- headaches
- nausea
- sore or scratchy throat
- nasal irritation
- dry, red, or watering eyes
- coughing
- fatigue
Let me help you. Have a HomeAdvice indoor air quality test done today in your home – it’s simple.