tailieunhanh - Indoor Air Pollution Danger at Home

The first programmatic goal of the project is to provide additional and more comprehensive information than is currently available to explain the nature and causes of particulate concentrations and visibility impairment in and around Mexico City. This information is needed to better understand the implications of currently planned emission reduction strategies, and to focus future emissions reduction efforts in those areas where they will have the greatest benefit on air quality for the least cost. This goal is being pursued by obtaining and analyzing ambient data acquired during an intensive field campaign carried out in Mexico City in February and March of 1997. This period was selected. | GENERAL I ARTICLE Indoor Air Pollution Danger at Home N Pon Saravanan Technical Assistant in High Energy Materials Pune which is one of the pioneering research Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO engaged in Research and Developmentofhigh explosives propellants pyrotechnics and allied materials required by IndianArmy Navyand include reading books and listening to music. Human exposure to pollutants .witbinhonm exeeedsthe m ded 5 tl eW rldl a tl 0 ankatíon WHO .Unfortunately indoorpollution hasnotbeengiven rc portan .rnosfp ple spendasmuchas SO - 90 of their time indoors. The health effects horn indoor air pollutants may be experienced soon after exposure or possibly years later. Introduction Many of u. spend the greater part of our lives indo The indoor environmentofhomesandofficesisoftenmoreseriously polluted than theoutdoor atmosphere. Thus for nu y people the risks m healthrna he greater due mind air pollution outdoor air. The major sourcesofindoor air pollution are thosethatreleasegasesandparticlesintoair andinadequate ventilation makes the situation much worse. The major factors that determine the quality of indoorairare The nature of outdoor air quality around the building. . The air exchange rate of the building ventilation The materials used in the construction of the building . The activities that go on inside the building cleaning cookingjheatingetc. . . Use of household chemicals. Indoor Air and Your Health Keywords Indoor air pollution. In recent years there have been an increasing number of complaints about the poor quality of indoor atmosphere from residents and offices anti commercial buildings. The pollutants found inindoorairareresponsibleformanyharmful 6 aẠẬẠ RESONANCE I January 2004 GENERAL I ARTICLE health effects. The effects may up after . single exposure and include irritation of eyes nose and throat headache dizziness and fatigue. Such 1 te effects are .