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 FACTS

*  "Indoor Air is up to 100 times worse than Outdoor Air."  American College of Allergists

*  "50% of all illness is caused by indoor air pollution."  United States Environmental Protection Agency

*  "Indoor Air Pollution is American's most serious environmental health problem affecting humans." USA TODAY

*  "Indoor Air Pollution is wide spread. You are more likely to get sick from pollution in your home and office than from pollution in the air outside." The American Lung Association

*  "Americans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. Now the leading chronic illness among children, asthma, affects one in ten children."  Yale School of Medicine

*  "It's hard to come up with another problem that affects more people than indoor air pollution." - Brian Leaderer, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences. Saturday Reader

*  "Lost productivity associated with indoor air pollution costs businesses an estimated $60 billion per year." Environmental Protection Agency

*  "Indoor air pollution is one of our biggest environmental health threats - bigger than toxic waste sites, the destruction of the ozone layer and a slew of other problems." Wall Street Journal

*  Indoor air purification is among the top ten hottest growth industries for the twenty-first century.

*  "Your home, for instance, has house dust. Harmless enough, you say. Let's just vacuum it out.  Just because you can't see it or smell it does not mean it is not dangerous to your health!"  - The Silent Killers, Pete Billac


 Dirty Air Inside Cars ...

Dirty Air Inside Cars May Be Especially Hazardous to People With Health Problems

By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD


April 12, 2004 -- Spending a lot of time in your car may put your heart's
health at risk. A new study shows that prolonged exposure to dirty air inside
vehicles could trigger potentially dangerous changes in heart function.

Prior studies have shown that exposure to fine airborne particulate matter is
associated with cardiovascular events and mortality in older and cardiac
patients. But now researchers say air pollution levels inside cars which are
generally lower than outside, may also increase the risk of heart attack or stroke
in people with existing health problems by changing the way the heart
functions.

The study showed that exposure to in-car air pollution caused changes, such
as increased markers of inflammation and increased blood clotting proteins,
variations in heart rate, and other changes in the functioning of the
cardiovascular system, in nine healthy state highway patrol troopers who worked in their
cars.


  

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