Thursday, August 26, 2010

How can I find some clean air?


Let's address the air that you breathe: I'm afraid it's not good. A 2002 World Health Organisation report connected rising indoor air pollutants to serious illness including asthma, cancer and reproductive and neurological disorders. The smoking ban will have helped but indoor air is still full of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which emanate from everything from MDF surfaces and TV screens to the sofa (they are also harboured in porous materials). In the office, wet-toner photocopiers have been shown to be a major releaser of VOCs. Move desks.

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