Poor indoor air quality can affect your health. The most effective way to improve your indoor air is to identify and reduce activities that can contribute to poor indoor air quality.
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Sources of indoor air contaminants in the home
Health Effects
Short term exposure to high levels of certain indoor air contaminants may lead to:
- Irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat.
- Wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and difficulty breathing.
- Worsening of existing lung and heart problems, such as asthma.
- Increased risk of heart attack.
- Respiratory illnesses.
Long-term exposure to air pollution can cause cancer and damage to the immune, neurological, reproductive, and respiratory systems.
While air pollution can affect everyone’s health, infants, children, older adults and people with existing breathing or heart problems are more vulnerable to the effects.
If you experience health effects as a result of exposure to indoor air contaminants, seek the advice of your primary health care provider.