Products and materials indoors release volatile chemicals and particles into the air that may negatively affect human health or result in unacceptable odors.
Why should I care?
- Americans spend more than 90% of their time indoors.
- Indoor air can be as much as 100 times more polluted than outdoor air. These pollutants pose serious exposures to people.
- The US EPA calls indoor air pollutant one of the greatest risks to human health and well-being.
- Allergies, which affect about 20% of the population, and asthma, a debilitating condition are worsened by indoor air pollution. Asthma alone has increased by 160% in the past 15 years.
- Asthma is the sixth ranking chronic condition in the US and the leading serious chronic illness of children in the US.
- Toxins from indoor mold and bacteria can result in effects ranging fron short term irritation to immunosuppresion to cancer.
- Numerous indoor contaminants are carcinogens (i.e. benzene, radon, certain pesticides, chlorinated solvents, aldehydes, some urea formaldehydes).
What’s that smell?
- Odors result from the presence of volatile chemicals in the air and these chemicals may or may not be hazardous at the levels present.
- Many complaints about the indoor envoirment are triggered by odors.
The Dwyer Solution
The best way to reduce indoor air pollution is to control the sources. Dwyer’s modular steel and thermofoil cabinetry is GREENGUARD® Indoor Air Quality Certified and GREENGUARD® Indoor Air Quality for Children and Schools Certified.
Dwyer also can contribute to the LEED Credits 4.2 for Indoor Environmental Quality- Low-Emitting Materials, Paints and Coatings.