However, the agency is less concerned about
outdoor air concentrations than it is about the risks to water - dwelling creatures, an EPA spokesperson said in an email.
Not exact matches
«And we've shown that there are a number of times where the nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
concentrations exceed the EU hourly mean limits for
outdoor air quality.»
By adjusting elements of the test, such as the
air exchange rate, which is the number of times per hour indoor
air is replaced by
outdoor air, as well as the
concentrations of terpene and ozone in the chamber, the group was able to ascertain how those variables each affected the formation of secondary organic aerosols.
To monitor urban
air quality, environmental agencies typically measure pollutant
concentrations in samples collected at centralized
outdoor locations and extrapolate individuals» average exposures from those measurements.
Havet explained the key findings: «For the first time in adults, we found associations between long - term exposures to
outdoor air pollution, exhaled 8 - iso
concentration and current asthma.
The Environmental Protection Agency has found indoor
air can be filled with more pollutants than
outdoor air, which can ultimately lead to symptoms of «sick building syndrome»: tiredness, fogginess, and lack of
concentration.
The EPA has stated that indoor
air quality is 3 times more polluted than
outdoor air quality and a 2000 study found that there is an increase in lead
concentrations in our indoor
air (Sobel et al., 2000b).
Outdoor air pollution targets to reduce
concentrations of particulate matter (PM 2.5), globally averaged, return less than $ 1 for every dollar spent.
Your risk depends on the
concentration of VOCs you're breathing in, but the level of VOCs indoors can be up to five times higher than those
outdoors, and with the number of products and materials that produce VOCs — paint, caulk, varnish,
air fresheners, cosmetics, cleaning supplies, and more — whatever you can do to lower your chance at inhalation helps.