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Indoor air pollution and its health implications are a rapidly growing concern for families in today’s society. 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.

• Eye Irritation
• Dry or Scratchy Throat
• Headache
• Fatigue
• Sinus Congestion
• Shortness of Breath
• Stuffiness
• Cough
• Dizziness
• Nausea

An Overview of Different Types of Indoor Pollutants

Homeowners
Indoor air pollution and its health implications are a rapidly growing concern for families in today’s society. 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.

Indoor air pollution contributes to:

Techniques have been developed that help establish allergen threshold levels. With dust mites, a level of 2 µg/g of Group 1 allergens is considered a risk factor for sensitization. A level of 10 µg/g of these allergens can cause symptoms in sensitized individuals. *IIAQC Newsletter October 2007 Vol.1

Surprisingly, dust mites have been found in the dust around fish tanks, probably because of the moist environment. It is interesting to note that dust mite colonies are often maintained in laboratories on flake fish food. This finding may go against what has been a popular pet alternative for kids with asthma and allergies. So if there is a fish tank, the space around it should be kept clean and dry. And be careful where that fish food goes when its feeding time. *IIAQC Newsletter September 2006 Vol.1

Dust mites trigger an allergic reaction in about 15% of people. But unlike seasonal allergies, the dust-mite sensitive suffer year round.