There are two basic air quality standards that we look to. The indoor air quality standards and the outdoor air quality standards are each regulated by a different agency. Indoor air quality standards, which are a lot more like recommendations than standards, are determined by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and can not be [...]
Is air quality testing an essential part of healthy living or is it part of the “green advertising revolution?” As more people recognize the importance of being green in their choices, the advertising and marketing has targeted the green revolution to the point where is can be confusing for consumers to determine necessity from hype. [...]
The air quality index is a system that was implemented by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to help provide a standard for measuring the pollution of the air, the potential for health effects, and overall particle, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and ground level ozone concentrations for any given area. There is a national, [...]
Smog air pollution made a huge scene in recent history during the late 1980s and the early 1990s when the smog air pollution over Los Angeles became so bad that people with health problems had to stay inside.
The Environmental Protection Agency became adamantly involved an scientific communities joined forces to help reduce the smog back [...]
Is reducing air pollution without government intervention even a possibility in the United States? Most people associate air pollution problems with large industries and not with their personal activities or lifestyle.
However, the pollution that each household releases into the air is significant enough that if each home reduced their air pollution contribution be even [...]
Particulate air pollution is a combination of particular air pollution particles that have the ability to hinder the function of the lungs, heart, and veins. You can think of particulate air pollution like a mixed up blend of some of the harshest pollutants floating around invisibly (usually) in the air.
This blend usually includes particles of [...]
Home air pollution is the silent and invisible health concern that many people live entirely unaware of. There are numerous air pollutants within most homes that can cause serious health effects, and most are not covered under any home insurance policy if you try to remove them.
It is vital that you have a house checked [...]
Air quality and pollution are directly linked. The air quality reports that we get on our TVs and computers are derived from the combining factors of the humidity and the overall air quality, including the pollution index.
Unfortunately, air pollution has such a dramatic affect on air quality that it is highly likely that metropolitan areas [...]
The various air pollution laws which have developed throughout our history have helped to curtail the damage that humankind has had on the atmosphere. The greatest problem with air pollution laws is that they are generally not passed until there is an actual air pollution problem. While we are now starting to readjust our focus [...]
Air pollution caused by cars is one of the more challenging forces that air pollution environmentalists are dealing with. Short of mandating restrictions on driving, it seems that the chronic encouragement for commuters and travelers to find alternative forms of transportation lands on deaf ears. Air pollution from cars is still one of the greatest [...]