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What’s the problem with indoor air quality?

What’s the problem with indoor air quality?

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,…

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What’s wrong with indoor gas cookers?

What’s wrong with indoor gas cookers?

Gas cookers produce emissions that contribute to global warming and have been linked to respiratory problems and cardiovascular disease. More than 36 million people in the UK cook with gas appliances and may be exposed to levels of indoor air pollution that would violate UK outdoor air pollution regulations. Cooking with gas stoves produces nitrogen oxides, which have been linked to respiratory problems and cardiovascular disease. Evidence suggests that even when gas stoves are off, they leak methane, and when…

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