Healthy Indoor Air for
America's Homes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) “Healthy
Indoor Air for America 's Homes” is
a national consumer education program that
started in 1995. It is concerned with improving
the quality of indoor air in homes relating
to moisture and biologicals (molds, mildew,
and dust mites), household products and furnishings,
radon, asbestos, lead, tobacco smoke, carbon
monoxide, formaldehyde, asthma, and building
science concepts. The goal is to protect
the public health by reducing risks associated
with indoor air contamination.
In 2005, the program reported the following
measured impacts:
- 40,980 families stopped exposing children
to secondhand smoke.
- 55,108 families tested their homes for
radon and 9,044 families mitigated their
homes for radon.
- 84,304 families took action against carbon
monoxide and hazardous combustion gases.
- 31,351 families dealt with problems associated
with household sources of lead.
- 54,274 families reported reducing sources
of moisture and biological hazards.
- 24,966 families selected and used household
products (cleaning, hobby, auto) more wisely.
- 38,479 families selected and used home
pesticides more wisely to avoid IAQ-related
health problems
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