Indoor Air Pollution

By: Holly Kendall, Maddy Margulies, and Lindsay Zamites

Problem

• Things from around the house are causing pollution in the air inside of the house. The pollution can come from many different sources.

Where it occurs

• It occurs inside of buildings, homes, offices.

Sources of I.A.P.• Cleaning Supplies• Heating,• Furnaces,• Fireplaces,• Chimneys• Pesticides• Radon - cancer causing natural radioactive gas that you can't see,

smell, or taste

• Carbon Monoxide - colorless, odorless,tastless, highly toxic gas that can be trapped inside the house from cars being started in garages when the door is not open...fireplaces..etc.

• Smoke ( from cigarretes)• Lead Paint

Immediate Effects

• irritation of eyes, throat, nose, dizziness, fatigue, headaches

• Asthma• humidifier fever• hypersensitivity pneumonitis• factors for having reactions

– age– medical conditions before– individual sensitivity

Long-Term Effects

• some effects show up years after exposure, or after exposure is repeated many times– respiratory diseases– heart diseases– cancer

How Technology Influenced the Problem

• Common household appliences such as stoves and heaters let gases into homes/buildings

• If gases are not released from these places, can cause problems

Do the Negatives Way out the Positives?

• Negatives of I.A.P.– Releases harmful

gases and substances– Causes immediate and

long term heath affects• Diseases

• Positives of I.A.P.– Moves technology

forward– Creates jobs/ new

appliences that help stop the problem

PA Government Policies

• The Pennsylvania Legislature passed a law preventing smoking in many public places in June. It was in effect immediately. Ed Rendell signed it 90 days later.

Ways to Fix Problem

• Get better and clean ventilation in your house.

• Remove your exposure to the pollution.

• Open windows on nice days.

• Carbon Monoxide detectors.