Posts Tagged ‘EPA’
Health Focus: Toxins in Air Purifiers and Air Cleaners
Nowadays air purifiers have become common in offices and homes. The marketplace is overflowing with products claiming to use various technologies, including activated carbon, HEPA filters, ion generators, UV light, and ozone generators. But did you know that air purifiers can actually cause damage to our bodies? It’s true. Toxins emitted from air purifiers are ...
In the News: What Toxins Lurk Beneath Your House? (And Do You Want to Know?)
Wall Street Journal – Last week, I wrote about a growing industry of so-called “green dry cleaners” who use alternatives to the cleaning solvent perchloroethylene — or “perc” — which has been labeled a probable human carcinogen. The EPA is currently requiring a phase-out of perc at cleaners located in residential buildings. While health is top ...
In the News: Home pollution making you sick?
Here’s how to tackle toxins March 22, 2007 By NICOLE TSONG / The Seattle Times A truck spewing exhaust prompts many of us to hold our breath when it passes by on the street. But when it comes to pollution, your own home might be just as insidious. People spend 90 percent of their time indoors, and ...
