| Title: | A healthy home environment? |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0091-6765 (Print) 0091-6765 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Over the past seven years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has consistently ranked indoor air pollution among the top five risks to public health. One of the most dangerous indoor air pollutants is carbon monoxide (CO). CO can be lethal, but perhaps more important, many people suffer ill health from chronic, often undetected exposure to low levels of this gas, resulting in fatigue, headache, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. Another dangerous pollutant is volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which come from sources including building products, cleaning agents, and paints. One VOC, formaldehyde, can act as an irritant to the conjunctiva and upper and lower respiratory tract. Formaldehyde is also known to cause nasal cancer in test animals" |
| Keywords: | "*Air Pollution, Indoor Animals Asbestos/adverse effects Carbon Monoxide Poisoning/etiology Dust Fungi/isolation & purification Humans Mites Radon/adverse effects Volatilization;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineManuel, J eng 1999/06/24 Environ Health Perspect. 1999 Jul; 107(7):A352-7. doi: 10.1289/ehp.99107a352" |
