What are indoor air contaminants? How do they affect our health?
Here’s a list of common indoor air contaminants and their main sources: • Tobacco smoke, perfume-from building occupants • Dust, fiberglass, asbestos, gas-from building materials • Toxic vapors, volatile organic compounds (VOCs including formaldehyde)-from workplace cleansers, solvents, pesticides, disinfectants, glues • Gases, vapors, odors-from furniture, carpets, and paints • Fungus, bacteria, microbial, mites-from damp areas, stagnant water and condensate pans.
