Indoor Air and Your Health
In recent years, there have been an increasing number of com- plaints about the poor quality of indoor atmosphere from resi- dents, and workers in offices and commercial buildings. The pollutants found in indoor air are responsible for many harmful health effects. The effects may show up immediately after a single exposure, and include irritation of eyes, nose and throat, headache, dizziness and fatigue. Such immediate effects are usually of short duration and treatable. Sometimes the treat- ment is simply eliminating the person's exposure to the sourceof pollution. Symptoms of some diseases such as asthma, hyper- sensitivity, pneumonitis and humidifier fever may appear soon after exposure to certain indoor air pollutants. Though most of these diseases can be treated, nevertheless, some pose serious risks.