Indoor Air Pollution



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    [an error occurred while processing this directive] Better filters give better air 23 Nov 2005
    ...health. Also, the EPA says levels of indoor air pollution can be two to five times higher than outdoor pollution levels. Depending ...
    - The Spokesman Review,

    NITK organising workshop on aerosol research 23 Nov 2005
    A recent report by World Health Organisations (WHO) estimates that half-a-million women and children die every year from indoor air pollution in India. ...
    - Newindpress,

    Survey: Indoor air pollution put children's health at risk Oct 26, 2005
    But, while most threats are fairly easy to protect against, the latest danger, indoor air pollution, might prove rather harder to avoid. ...
    - Xinhua,

    Indoor Air Pollution Nov 3, 2005
    Indoor air pollution, in homes as well as commercial buildings, is being recognized as a serious health problem. Researchers have ...
    - About - News & Issues,

    Heating alternatives examined Nov 16, 2005
    ...stove. They want to switch to an outdoor system to make sure their 5-week-old daughter isn't exposed to indoor air pollution. "It ...
    - The Journal News.com,

    Products recalled for their hazard potential Nov 16, 2005
    ...poses the risk of fire. The Perfect Air Ultrais an air filtration device to counter indoor air pollution. It measures abotu 12 inches ...
    - St. Petersburg Times,

    Toxic Body, Toxic Home -- How to Rebuild Your Health and Avoid ... Nov 16, 2005
    ...congestion. Once I started doing research on this subject I began to realize how big a challenge indoor air pollution really is.�. ...
    - PR Web (press release),

    Former EPA official urges more rules for indoor air Oct 25, 2005
    ...broader levels, he said. "We spend an awful lot of time in buildings," he said. "Indoor air pollution is often an afterthought.".
    - Syracuse Post Standard,

    CPSC, Thane International Announce Recall of Perfect Air Ultra(TM) ... Nov 9, 2005
    No injuries have been reported. Description: The Perfect Air Ultra(TM) is an air filtration device to counter indoor air pollution. ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Air Purifiers Recalled For Fire Hazard Nov 9, 2005
    ...on fire or melting. The Perfect Air Ultra is an air filtration device to counter indoor air pollution. It measures approximately ...
    - NewsNet5.com,

    Clearing the air Nov 15, 2005
    ...for the bill are trying to ratchet up the pressure on lawmakers to act: The American Cancer Society Monday released a report on indoor air pollution and the ...
    - Dailyrecord.com,

    Thane International Recalls Perfect Air Ultra Air Purifiers Nov 10, 2005
    No injuries have been reported. Description: The Perfect Air Ultra is an air filtration device to counter indoor air pollution. ...
    - Kansas City infoZine,

    Air Pollution in China Kills 400,000 People a Year: Report Oct 25, 2005
    About 300,000 people die from outdoor air pollution and another 111,000 die from indoor air pollution each year, said the study conducted in 2003 by the ...
    - HealthCentral.com

    Trespa Phenolic Panels Earn GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality ... Oct 26, 2005
    ...helpful tools and resources. Products certified by the GEI help to significantly reduce indoor air pollution. GREENGUARD also provides ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Tips for Healthier Indoor Air Quality Oct 24, 2005
    According to The Environmental Protection Agency, indoor air pollution is one of the top 5 most-serious environmental risks to public health. ...
    - WLNS,

    Healthcare options Nov 11, 2005
    ...the risk of fire. The Perfect Air Ultra is an air filtration device to counter indoor air pollution. The recalled air purifiers ...
    - Times-Mail (subscription),

    CSU starts global innovation center Nov 11, 2005
    Indoor air pollution from wood- and dung-burning stoves is a leading cause of death for children and premature deaths for women in places like Nepal, Honduras ...
    - The Coloradoan,

    Mis-lead?: Concerns raised Oct 31, 2005
    The EPA reports in a document titled "Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals," that toxic blood lead levels in children can have a long ...
    - TheJambar.com (subscription),

    Lifestyle Changes May Help Prevent One-Third of All Cancers Nov 18, 2005
    ...cancer dangers include obesity, lack of physical activity, diets low in fruits and vegetables, smoking, alcohol, urban and indoor air pollution, unsafe sex and ...
    - ABC News

    Daniel Kammen Nov 16, 2005
    Published of a series of papers, most recently in the 1 April edition of Science, on the health effects of indoor air pollution in developing nations ...
    - Energy Pulse,

    Alderman: Restaurant Industry Stalling Smoking Ban Oct 25, 2005
    Overall, indoor air pollution was on average 39 times higher in venues that permitted smoking than in those that didn't, the paper reported, using levels ...
    - NBC5.com,

    Why are our children still getting sicker and sicker? Nov 1, 2005
    ...fresheners. Bug and pesticide sprays and old carpets also add to indoor air pollution. Can you help to eliminate some of these triggers? ...
    - Bay Area Indymedia,

    Powerful plants Oct 29, 2005
    The Environmental Protection Agency says on its Web site about indoor air pollution that the ability of plants to control pollution is not well established and ...
    - Press-Enterprise (subscription),

    Various Grants Oct 31, 2005
    ...for Clean Indoor Air in achieving its’ mission to improve health, livelihood, and quality of life by reducing exposure to indoor air pollution from household ...
    - Digital Divide Network,

    The EU and South East Europe sign a historic treaty to boost ... Oct 25, 2005
    ...half the population uses wood and lignite coal as the major source of energy for heating and cooking, creating high levels of indoor air pollution and leading ...
    - EUROPA (press release),

    Common Products in Home May Make You Sick Oct 26, 2005
    ...founder. "According to a Massachusetts special legislative report, 50% of all illnesses are caused by indoor air pollution. Our ...
    - All Headline News

    New environmental health program aims focus on hardest-hit ... Nov 4, 2005
    Health Department is taking on environmental justice and health equity by partnering with communities that suffer the brunt of outdoor and indoor air pollution ...
    - Daily Vanguard,

    Eco-friendly home Oct 29, 2005
    ...your house," Jim Chuda noted. "Indoor air pollution is worse than outdoor because the toxins get sealed inside.". Part of what keeps ...
    - Pasadena Star-News,

    Development, not climate control Nov 3, 2005
    ...from diarrhoea. At least one million children die every year from respiratory infections brought on indoor air pollution. Millions ...
    - Bangkok Post,

    WivesSay: Take My Husband, Please! Oct 29, 2005
    Symptom: The wife begins calling the family dog Beano because she has been conditioned to believe the innocent pooch is the major source of indoor air pollution ...
    - Hartford Courant,

    Purifiers spawn cleaner air, debate over their necessity 03 Oct 2005
    No, he’s not actually wielding a light saber. But he is showing off what some are calling a new weapon in the fight against indoor air pollution. ...
    - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,

    Lomborg, Pope Debate the Future of Global Environmental Policy Sep 27, 2005
    Lomborg. "I suggest first distributing efficient cookers to combat indoor air pollution, which would save more lives and money. ...
    - The Heartland Institute,

    Learning the Hard Way: The Poor Environment of America's Schools Sep 16, 2005
    In addition to toxic molds, such threats may include indoor air pollution, exposure to pesticides, effects of overcrowding including disease transmission ...
    - Food Consumer,

    New study calls for change in the management of COPD to focus on ... Sep 30, 2005
    In the western world cigarette smoke is the major contributing factor, but indoor air pollution, eg, from cooking in poorly ventilated areas and intense ...
    - Medical News Today (press release),

    Virco's ZUMA(R) and ZUMAfrd(TM) School Furniture Achieves New ... Sep 20, 2005
    Low emitting products bearing the GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified(R) label may help significantly reduce indoor air pollution. ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    IQAir North America Refutes Consumer Reports Evaluation of Room ... Sep 22, 2005
    ...remove gases and odors. Gases and odors contribute significantly to potentially unhealthy indoor air pollution. Not testing for ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Your planet: The state we're in Sep 19, 2005
    Poor people tend to rely on open fires in enclosed spaces for cooking and heating; the consequent indoor air pollution may contribute to about two million ...
    - Independent,

    American Lung Association Brings Better Indoor Air Quality to ... Aug 31, 2005
    ..."The good news," Klossner said, "is that you can significantly reduce, and even eliminate, many causes of indoor air pollution." The American Lung ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Americans Unclear About Benefits of Ozone Sep 22, 2005
    ...and -- 22 percent know that ozone is safely used to kill bacteria and germs in some municipal water systems and that ozone helps reduce indoor air pollution. ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Seniors to receive home heating help Sep 22, 2005
    ...heating oil tanks is all it takes to identify leaks that not only waste oil but also could lead to dangerous ruptures, indoor air pollution or contamination of ...
    - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

    Worry over poor quality of life outweighs cost of treatment Sep 13, 2005
    Yet, she added: "It really is the case, the same groups are exposed to the infections, indoor air pollution and the passive effects of smoking. ...
    - The Observer,

    Summers Neglected CID, Says Ex-Chief Sep 14, 2005
    ...his brief tenure as director, specifically citing the fact that researchers at the center won $2 million in federal grants to study indoor air pollution in low ...
    - Harvard Crimson,

    Cleaner, Greener And Richer Sep 15, 2005
    In addition, the displacement of traditional fuels reduces the health problems from indoor air pollution produced by burning those fuels. ...
    - TomPaine.com,

    Emperor Qin terracotta warriors and horses are under good ...Jul 26, 2005
    The project is focused on the indoor air pollution in the museum," Cao Junji, the undertaker of the project, explained in detail the importance of the project ...
    - People's Daily Online

    The air to breatheJul 9, 2005
    Air pollution is not only outdoors but also indoors. Indoor air pollution is considered more harmful than outdoor air pollution. ...
    - Jakarta Post

    Sharp to Introduce Five New “Plasmacluster Ion® Shower� Home ...Jul 25, 2005
    Sources of indoor air pollution include various microorganisms carried in from the outside when a person comes into a house, as well as mite particles and mold ...
    - noticias.info

    Making great strides in eco-efficiency: Hewlett-Packard, SC ...Jul 28, 2005
    The primary goal was to improve cleaning while reducing volatile organic compounds (VOCs), organic gases, which are sources of indoor air pollution and can ...
    - Sustain Online

    Where there is smokeJul 21, 2005
    Indoor air pollution is the fourth greatest risk factor for death and disease in the Third World. Maore Ithula reports on efforts ...
    - Standard

    NavigationJul 22, 2005
    The report documents the severity of the problem of indoor air pollution for the world’s poor, noting that one third of humanity still relies on dung and ...
    - I-Newswire.com

    Lack of modern fuel kills 1.6 m annually: UNJul 23, 2005
    ...die every year as more than two billion people in the developing countries lack modern fuel and electricity that help prevent indoor air pollution and its ...
    - NewKerala.com

    Lack of modern fuel and power causes 1.6 mn deaths: UN reportJul 23, 2005
    ...every year because more than two billion people in developing countries lack the modern fuels and electricity that help prevent indoor air pollution and its ...
    - Press Trust of India

    Chest X-Ray-Confirmed Pneumonia in Children in FijiJul 23, 2005
    ...are related to systematic differences in important risk factors, such as housing, health-seeking behaviour, exposure to indoor air pollution and malnutrition ...
    - RedNova.com

    Ozone and Ionising Air CleanersJul 13, 2005
    Instead of purchasing an ionizing air cleaner, consumers may consider following EPA recommendations to control indoor air pollution, which include (in order of ...
    - Access North Georgia

    The Role of Research in International Tobacco ControlJul 9, 2005
    Second, many of China's cities are plagued with levels of air pollution, including indoor air pollution, that Westerners cannot imagine. ...
    - RedNova.com

    Study: Ban on smoking cuts nicotine levelsJul 5, 2005
    ...of Smoke Free Louisville, which supports a ban, said the study "verifies what we already knew: The most prevalent source of indoor air pollution is smoking ...
    - Louisville Courier-Journal

    UN: Bad fuel kills 1.6M annually:-Jul 22, 2005
    A UN report says 1.6 million people die each year because more than 2 billion people lack modern fuels and electricity that help prevent indoor air pollution. ...
    - Webindia123

    Smoking Ban Benefits Ky. Bar WorkersJul 7, 2005
    Mike Kuntz, chairman of Smoke Free Louisville, said the study "verifies what we already knew: The most prevalent source of indoor air pollution is smoking, and ...
    - JoinTogether.org

    Workers' nicotine level cut in halfJul 5, 2005
    A study released in October measured indoor air pollution in Lexington's public places and found that it dropped by more than 90 percent after the ban. ...
    - Kentucky.com

    PRO-LAB® Mold Test Kits Available Mid-Summer at Wal-MartJul 13, 2005
    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Science Advisory Board (SAB) have consistently ranked indoor air pollution among the TOP FIVE environmental ...
    - Emediawire




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