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Indoor Pollution

Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Thursday, October 29, 2009, In : Environment

Estimates vary that indoor pollution can be between 5 and 10 times the pollution outside your home. Open up your windows a enough to allow some air transfer for at least some part of the day. Next, consider natural air cleaning plants.

The New Ecologist made a list of the top 10 anti-pollution houseplants. They rate the best as:

The Feston Rose plant
Devil’s Ivy
Phalaenopsis
English Ivy (My personal favorite)
Parlor Ivy
African Violets
Christmas Cactus
Yellow God...

The Polluted House

Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Saturday, July 11, 2009, In : Environment

You mop the floors, vacuum the carpet and dust the shelves to keep your home clean.

But the indoor air could still harbor mildew, mold, bacteria, pet dander and other contaminants that could compromise your health.

The National Women's Health Information Center offers this list of symptoms that could be triggered by indoor air pollution:

Throat, eye and nose irritation.
Frequent fatigue.
Persistent headaches.
Feeling dizzy.
Wheezing and asthmatic symptoms.

What to do? SpeAk wit...

Compact Fluorescent Bulbs- Energy savings and Possible Dangers

Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Saturday, February 21, 2009, In : Environment

Compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs according to the industry and U.S. government's Energy Star program, which promotes CFL bulbs and other substitutes for energy-hogging incandescents, a CFL uses 75 percent less energy than its incandescent counterpart, lasts up to 10 times longer and prevents more than 450 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions from entering the atmosphere. Over its lifetime, a single CFL can save the consumer $80 or more, depending on local electric rates and the climate ac...
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