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Sort results by: Date Added | Alphabetically - In a recently completed study funded by GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI), there was preliminary evidence that \"green\" low-emitting products may still cause IAQ problems.
- What to do, what not to do.
- This report, provided by the Carpet and Rug Institute, showed that when equal amounts of test dust (ISO Fine Test Dust 12103-1, A2) were present on hard versus carpeted flooring, there was less dust driven airborne by the carpeted surface. See also the sidebar and the topics, "The Clean Trust Comments" and "Another Viewpoint on Carpet" and the sidebar, "Soiled Carpet Affects Indoor Air Quality".
- While it is clear that some people inherit a genetic predisposition to asthma, the increases in asthma rates are due to environmental, rather than genetic factors.
- The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) is the first organization within the soft floor covering sector to earn accreditation as a certification body for indoor air quality by the American National Standard Institute (ANSI), the premier source for international standardization and conformity assessment.
- XRF identifies the individual components of a near infinite range of soils—down to an unprecedented four decimal points. It also provides insight into how these components are affected by various cleaning methods and other conditions.
- A major study of inner city children with asthma concludes that positive environmental interventions in the children's homes will result in a lessening of the children's asthma-related symptoms and an increase in their symptom-free days...Notably, the study found no difference in the improvement experienced by children who lived in homes with carpet versus children from homes with other types of flooring.
- With the ill effects of poor indoor air quality often in the news these days, it pays to
design and build a house that’s healthy from the start.
- Q and A with Thad Godish, Ph.D.
- Formaldehyde is an important industrial chemical used to make other chemicals, building materials, and household products. Here\'s how to limit your exposure.
- How to make homemade green cleaners that work, and are safer for you and your family.
- The Green Label program is replaced by the stronger and more comprehensive Green Label Plus standard.
- The carpet industry has made substantial reductions in the levels of VOCs in carpet.
- By incorporating green remodeling practices, homeowners can avoid serious health issues linked to unhealthy indoor air.
- Health and environmental factors associated with carpet include indoor air quality, chemical emissions from manufacturing and disposal operations, and solid waste impacts.
- Contaminants in house dust are an important source of exposure that can be reduced by good design, good flooring choices, and good cleaning practices.
- How the workings of a vacuum affect how well it cleans and the health of your home.
- The chemicals we\'re exposed to indoors, how they may affect our health, and what the government is - and perhaps isn\'t - doing about it.
- From The Healthy House Answer Book: Answers to the 133 most commonly asked questions. Questions 99-110.
- Green Seal's GS-8 standard can help you select environmentally-preferable cleaning products.
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