Linking back to our previous post on gas hobs, indoor air quality is something worth thinking about. In general, we spend approximately 90% of our time indoors, and indoor air quality can be five times worse than outdoors due to the concentration of pollutants.

Indoor air pollution is made up of small particles like dust, dander, bacteria, and allergens that move around your home through the air. Cooking, smoking, bath and body products, candles, cleaning products, fireplaces and wood stoves, and paint also affect indoor air quality. If you live or work near a busy road, it is also worth considering about the concentration of vehicle related air pollution from the exhaust gases to brake pad and tire particles.

As a result of this, we have been using a number of indoor air purifiers for some time in an attempt to reduce such pollutants. As you use your air purifier, it removes these particles from the air and traps them inside the filter. Some purifiers are engineered to remove gases and capture up to 99.97% of allergens and pollutants as small as 0.3 microns.

In relation to children, air pollution is linked to respiratory conditions such as pneumonia, bronchitis and asthma. It can exacerbate underlying health conditions and harm children’s physical and cognitive development.

Some types of house plants are known to be helpful in cleaning and freshening indoor air quality. Plants including the Snake Plant (Sansevieria), Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum), Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum) and Aloe Vera, are all houseplants that are recognised as being good air purifying plants. 👍🏻

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