ASTHMA?

ALLERGIES?

SINUS PROBLEMS?

HEADACHES?

MOLD?

MILDEW?

CIGARETTE SMOKE?

CHEMICAL GASES?

ODORS?

POLLEN?

DUST?
COMMON POLLUTANTS
SOURCES & ILLNESSES
Indoor Pollution Conditions
Affecting Human Health
Eye & Nasal Irritants
Bronchial Constrictors

Pulmonary Irritants

Carcinogens

Diseases

Poisons
Ammonia            Tobacco smoke, cleaning supplies           Eye/skin irritation, headaches, nose bleeds, 
                                                                                                   sinus problems

Benzene              Paint, new carpet, new drapes,                 Headaches, eye/skin irritation
                             upholstery ,                                                   fatigue, cancer

Benzopyrene      Tobacco smoke                                           Asthma attacks, eye/skin irritation, sinus        
                                                                                                    problems, lung cancer

Chloroform          Paint, new drapes, upholstery,                   Headaches, asthma attacks, dizziness,
                             new carpeting                                               eye/skin irritation

Formaldehyde    Tobacco smoke, plywood cabinets,         Headaches, eye/skin irritation, drowsiness,        
                             furniture, particle board flooring, office     fatigue, respiratory problems, memory loss                          
                             dividers, new carpet, new drapes,            depression, gynecological problems, cancer
                             wallpaper, paneling

Hydrocarbons     Tobacco smoke, gas burners,                   Headaches, eye/skin irritation, nausea,
                              furnaces                                                       breathing difficulties

Trichlorethylene   Paints, glues, furniture, wallpaper              Headaches, eye/skin irritation, respiratory
                                                                                                     irritation

Xylene                   Paint, new drapes, cleaning supplies,      Headaches, dizziness, fatigue
                               new carpeting
Dust                      Carpet, clothing, pollen, dirt, paint,             Eye irritation, allergies, eye-ear
                              upholstery animal, industrial processes     nose & throat infections, asthma
                              and human skin ,                                           attacks, fatigue, depression

Dust Mites
(15 species)         Every inhabited room harbors hundreds    Decaying dust mite waste
                               of thousands of dust mites. Typically          materials are #1 source of indoor allergies
                               10,000 dust mites are found in an ounce
                                of dust. 
Common Particulate Pollutants
 
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