pollutioncontrol.free-health-care.info Ways to Eliminate Poor Air Quality Most people are aware that outdoor air pollution can damage their health. What most people do not realize is that poor air quality indoors can also cause many negative health effects. The Environmental Protection Agency has ran studies on the exposure to air pollutants. indoor pollutants These studies indicate that indoor pollutants may be from 2 and up to more than 100 times higher than outdoor levels. This poor air quality indoors may be of particular concern with the fact being, most people spend about 90% of their time inside. elementary and secondary school buildings Nearly 55 million Americans or roughly twenty percent of the population in the United States of America spend a majority of their days in elementary and secondary school buildings. It has been proven by scientific studies that one-half of the nations 115000 schools have poor air quality in their school. highly susceptible to pollutants Because of the hours spent in school buildings in addition to the fact that children are more highly susceptible to pollutants students are at a higher risk of health problems due to poor air quality. Tools for Schools Symposium School staffs, medical professionals, maintenance professionals, parents and others brought together by the Environmental Protection Agencys annual Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Symposium have been made aware of the negative effects of the poor indoor air quality in ...
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