Introduction
According to indoor environment connections newspaper, researchers at John Hopkins University has found association between increasing levels of indoor particulate matter pollution and the severity of asthma symptoms among children. They found that substantial increases in asthma symptoms were associated both with higher indoor concentrations of fine particles and with higher indoor concentrations of coarse particles. They reported that, for every 10micrograms per cubic meter of air (µg/m3) increase in indoor coarse particle concentration, there was a 6 percent increase in the number of days of cough, wheeze, or chest tightness, after adjusting for a number of factors. For every 10 µg/m3 increase in fine particles measured indoors, there was a 7 percent increase in days of wheezing severe enough to limit speech and after adjusting for various factors, a 4 percent increase in days on which rescue medication was needed.
There are also increasing evidences documenting that increase in mold and bacteria counts in indoor environment can trigger asthma and other building related illness.
Human beings consciously or unconsciously do spend over 90% of their time indoors. Thus, air we breathe in indoor environment must be given due and consistent attention.
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