Did you know that the air you're breathing in your home can be two to five times more polluted than the air outdoors? And that after remodeling, renovating, or using cleaning products in your home, the air indoors can be up to 1,000 times more polluted than the outdoor air?
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Did you know that a child's crib mattress can give off more than 100 different chemicals? Or how about regular wall paint emitting chemical gasses at five times the recommended limit?
With the help of the Greenguard Environmental Institute, part of Underwriters Laboratories, “Good Morning America” set out to investigate exactly what kind of threat indoor air pollution posed to the average person by setting up a child’s nursery with a new crib, changing table, rocker and decorations.
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Think about it: your baby spends a LOT of time in his or her nursery. Sixteen hours a day, on average, just in the crib—and that doesn’t even include the time spent every day feeding, dressing, playing, and getting diapers changed!
That’s why it’s so important to take care of the nursery air you and your baby breathe. The air inside the average American home is loaded with more than 500 chemicals, many of which are known toxins.
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Michigan’s 18-month-old ban on smoking in restaurants is allowing Michigan patrons to breathe cleaner air.
A recent study found a 93 percent reduction in air pollutants given off by second hand smoke in restaurants across the state, said Teri Wilson, public health research and evaluation consultant with the tobacco section at the Michigan Department of Community Health.
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This is the time of year that my daughter always gets sick and comes down with croup. This year isn’t any different but maybe next year will be. I contribute her illness to her allergies and the change in the weather. We are cooped up inside during this time of year because it’s typically cold out. Now I am starting to wonder if our indoor air quality isn’t just as big of a contributor to her illness as the outdoor air.
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Ray Grimm takes saving energy in the winter seriously. He sets his programmable thermostat to lower the temperature in his home until 5 p.m. when it's time for him to think about coming home from work. Wonder if his kids noticed the house was a little cool after school...
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When the winter winds start to howl, it's a natural response to want to close your home up tightly. To stay warm and avoid wasting energy, you close the windows - or even seal them with window film -- find ways to stop air from leaking in through cracks and under doors, and then put your heating system to work. But when those instincts kick in, remember that what you're doing is sealing air inside your home.
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According to the EPA, the air in a home is easily 10 to 100 times more polluted than the air outside. Polluted indoor air can increase allergy and asthma symptoms, and it can cause numerous other health problems. To raise awareness about the importance of improving your own air quality at home, Purely Products has put together 5 simple tips for October's Indoor Air Quality Month that anyone can use to breathe a little easier year-round.
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Home improvement expert Danny Lipford shows you how to improve the air quality in your home by using water based glue to hold surfaces together and soy based paint with low VOCs to paint your walls.
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According to the EPA, scientific evidence indicates that indoor air can be more seriously polluted than the outdoor air in even the largest and most industrialized cities. Other studies indicate that people spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors. The math isn’t so great–for many people health risks may be greater due to indoor air pollution rather than outdoor pollution.
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