Kills Quick

Carbon Monoxide - 500 deaths per year, US residential.

 

Serious Impairments

Lead - 3,000,000 mild elevated levels.  250,000 serious elevated levels.

Dust Mites - Account for 1/3 of 14 million doctor visits per year.

Mold - Allergens, toxic particles, VOC’s.

 

Irritation, Discomfort

Formaldehyde - Strong irritant.

Mold, Mildew - Allergens, toxic particles, VOC’s.

VOC’s - Irritants. Possible or known carcinogens.

 

 

Kills Many

Tobacco - 430,000 deaths per year.

Radon - 15,000 to 20,000 deaths per year.

 

 

 

 

 

• 50% of all illnesses are either caused or aggravated by polluted air.
• One out of six people who suffer from allergies do so because of the direct relationship to the fungi and bacteria in air duct systems.
• Legionnaire’s Disease was spawned in air conditioning systems ducts. It killed 29 people in 1976 and at least seven people in 1988.
• Children are more likely than adults to be affected by polluted indoor air—they breathe faster and, inhale more air per unit body weight and are closer to the ground where concentrations are higher.
• The elderly, asthmatics, and people with breathing problems, allergies, and lung diseases are also likely to be more sensitive to pollutants.
• Most people spend 60-90% of their time indoors.
• Indoor air is found to be up to 70 times more polluted than outdoor air.