Home Truths

- Eve Boggernpoel

Pollution hit the headlines this summer with the publication of the Government’s outdoor air quality plan, but did you know the air in your home is just as vulnerable? Indoor air pollution is often higher than on the street outside; two to five times higher, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. In fact, a joint report from the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health estimated indoor air quality caused or contributed to 99,000 deaths in Europe in 2012. Read on to find out how you can protect yourself from toxins in your home.

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