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AirSort results by: Date Added | Alphabetically - Insulations are made from dozens of different materials. Many people are concerned about the possible negative health effects.
- Testing by NASA and other agencies has found that plants remove VOCs from indoor environments and contribute to better health and well-being.
- How to minimize allergy and asthma triggers this time of year.
- Tips to help you keep triggers at bay.
- When outfitting or decorating your home, there are sensitive choices you can make if you have asthma.
- That sweet scent coming from your dryer vent may be less sweet than you think. Find out what harmful chemicals may actually be in your detergent and dryer sheets.
- While air filtration isn't a cure-all, when used with source control and ventilation it can help improve indoor air quality.
- Reducing the sources of triggers, and exposure to triggers is called "environmental control," and is a cornerstone of modern asthma management.
- A team of scientists from the Korean Rural Development Administration and the Department of Horticulture at the University of Georgia tested the efficiency of airborne formaldehyde removal in 86 species of plants.
- Simple steps you can take to make a green difference.
- There are five general principles of cleaning up - or remediating - mold.
- The term airtight is often used to describe houses with very little natural air leakage. You can have an airtight house with plenty of fresh air flowing through it - if it has a mechanical ventilation system.
- There is a wide variety of roofing materials available, and these vary in appearance, healthfulness, weight, life expectancy, and cost.
- Gases emitted by synthetic materials as they age or degrade can be harmful to your health.
- Simple ways to control asthma and allergies.
- When a house is pressurized, soil gases and contaminants from within building cavities are kept out of the living space.
- One simple way to make your garage safer and healthier is to keep it both clean and well-organized.
- Humidity refers to the water-vapor content of air. Because there is always some moisture in the air, it can be difficult to think of humidity as a pollutant. Yet, if your indoor air contains high levels of water vapor, it can cause major problems.
- Researchers found that high efficiency particle air (HEPA) filters reduced the amount of airborne particulate matter and wood smoke, resulting in improved blood vessel health and reductions in blood markers associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
- A major study of inner city children with asthma concludes that positive environmental interventions in the children's homes will result in a lessening of the children's asthma-related symptoms and an increase in their symptom-free days...Notably, the study found no difference in the improvement experienced by children who lived in homes with carpet versus children from homes with other types of flooring.
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