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Air Pollution - Your House May Be Harming Your Family

Kitchen cabinets, furniture, perfume, -Use "green" cleaning products. They're
even candles and air fresheners - they cheaper and easy to make. Try these
can all contribute to the air pollution recipes for some common household
in our homes. cleaning jobs:
Dr. Bernard Hamel, former Director for All Purpose Cleaner:
the Institute for Environmental Studies -1 qt. warm water
at Drexil University, estimates that the -1 tsp. liquid hand soap
levels of potentially deadly toxins in -1/4 tsp. lemon juice
the average American home may be five Works well on floors, countertops, rugs
times greater than the level of toxic and upholstery
pollutants found in the dirtiest city Oven Cleaner:
air. Cover grime with baking soda. Spray with
Indoor air pollution poses a far greater water until wet, keeping dry for 3-4
risk to our health than outdoor hours. Let sit overnight. In the morning
pollution. Exposure to tobacco smoke, wipe clean with clear water.
structural materials, mold, and even Furniture Polish:
simple household dust can make us sick. -1 pt. mineral oil
Biological contaminants such as mold and -1 tsp. lemon juice
mildew allow disease-carrying pollutants Caustic household cleaners and chemicals
to reproduce and spread their spores ma be the #1 source of acute human
throughout the air. Toxic chemicals found exposure to toxic substances, according
in air fresheners, as well as average to research done by the American
cleaning and grooming supplies can also Association of Poison Control Centers.
be hazardous when build-up occurs in They make us sick and they damage the
poorly ventilated rooms. Even the glue environment. When you have to use a
that holds 90% of today's furniture caustic substance around your home,
together contains formaldehyde, which may remember two important tips:
cause nausea, headaches, lethargy and -Know how to use them properly: Always
breathing problems in some people. use caustic chemicals and cleaners in a
Another concern is lead paint, asbestos well-ventilated area. Use an air mask if
and radon, which were used in most homes, possible.
built before the 1980's. Odorless, -Know how to dispose of them properly:
colorless and tasteless, these are all Improper disposal of household cleaners,
substances that are impossible to detect paints and other chemicals is the main
without proper testing. source of toxic pollution in the United
When trying to safeguard your home States today.
against indoor pollution, follow these Follow these tips when getting rid of
simple tips: your household chemicals:
-Use pump bottles for cleaning supplies -Never pour any hazard household
instead of spray cans. They spray less substance down the drain.
fumes and are easier to direct. -Keep original containers for ingredient
-Add more ventilation, or simply open lists and storage.
your doors and windows more often to help -Take lids off paint and let dry prior to
air out the indoor pollution. disposing.
-Hire environmental testers to check for -Take all chemical containers to your
things like radon, lead and asbestos. local hazardous waste site for disposal.




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