|
|
Air
We do not strictly control Google ad content. If you believe any Google ad is inappropriate, please email us directly here.
Sort results by: Date Added | Alphabetically - Pointers to help prevent attacks.
- How to deal with mold after a flood.
- Mold spores are not the only concern, scientists say. Tinier pieces of mold called "fungal fragments" may be deeply inhaled and cause problems. Warning: Technical information follows.
- The National Association of Home Builders recently launched the NAHB National Green Building Program, an education, verification and certification program that will allow builders anywhere to build green homes.
- The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) and the Alliance for Healthy Homes (Alliance) have announced plans to join forces.
- Natural ventilation is becoming an increasingly attractive method for reducing energy costs while improving indoor air quality, according to green building advocates.
- The asthma & allergy friendly™ Certification Program administered by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) in partnership with the research organization, Allergy Standards Limited (ASL), announced on November 17th, 2009 that it has developed and adopted a certification standard and testing protocol for Non-Disinfecting Hard Surface Spray Cleaning Products.
- Little data exist on pollution levels within interior cabins of automobiles. Yet significant questions have surfaced relative to the potential hazards of the “new car smell” or biological hazards such as mold and animal allergens.
- The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently completed the first U.S. scientific review of healthy homes interventions.
- A team of scientists from the Korean Rural Development Administration and the Department of Horticulture at the University of Georgia tested the efficiency of airborne formaldehyde removal in 86 species of plants.
- You can't see it. You can't smell it. But you can take steps against radon in your home, starting with an inexpensive test.
- When outfitting or decorating your home, there are sensitive choices you can make if you have asthma.
- Outgassing refers to the release of gases during the aging and degradation of a material. These volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can negatively affect our health.
- Particle pollution (also called particulate matter or PM) is the term for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air.
- Giving an old house - a 1926 craftsman-style bungalow - a greener, healthier future; This Old House (TOH) dedicated its 50th project to an eco-friendly remodel.
- Pesticides can be serious pollutants, and are found in surprising places. Here are tips for less toxic alternatives.
- Phthalates are a group of chemicals used to soften and increase the flexibility of plastic and vinyl. They are used in hundreds of consumer products. Are they harmful?
- Testing by NASA and other agencies has found that plants remove VOCs from indoor environments and contribute to better health and well-being.
- Horticulturists Dr. Stanley Kays, Dr. Bodie Pennisi and research associate D.S. Wang at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Science are conducting ongoing research into the ability of houseplants to remove volatile organic compounds from the air.
- From The Healthy House Answer Book: Answers to the 133 most commonly asked questions. Questions 48-54.
We do not strictly control Google ad content. If you believe any Google ad is inappropriate, please email us directly here.
Information provided by The Healthy House Institute is designed to support,
not to replace the relationship between patient/physician or other qualified
healthcare provider.
Education Partners
Ads, ad links, products and content on this page are not necessarily endorsed by these organizations.
|
We do not strictly control Google ad content. If you believe any Google ad is inappropriate, please email us directly here.
|
