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Consider Indoor Air Quality

• The American College of Allergies reports that 50% of all illness is aggravated or caused by polluted indoor air.
• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned that indoor air is anywhere from 2 to 10 times more hazardous than outdoor air. According to the EPA indoor air quality is the "number one environmental health problem" in the United States.
• Modern homes and buildings are built air-tight, and contain a wide variety of pollution sources (see discussion below). In fact, natural air-cleansing agents such as ozone and negative ions are kept out, while contaminants are kept in.A recent study found that the allergen level in super-insulated homes is 200% higher than it is in ordinary homes.
• Scientific America reports that a baby crawling on the floor inhales the equivalent of 4 cigarettes a day, as a result of the outgassing of carpets, molds, mildews, fungi, dust mites, etc.
• In America most people spend well over 90% of their time indoors. This means that indoor air impacts our health far more than outdoor air. 
• According to the EPA 6 out of 10 homes and buildings are "sick", meaning they are hazardous to your health to occupy as a result of airborne pollutants.

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