Health Tip: Is Your Home Air Polluted?

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(HealthDay News) -- The best place to ensure clean air is at home. And the first step is to make sure that you aren't making the air quality worse.

The Environmental Protection Agency says these factors can contribute to indoor air pollution:

Poor ventilation

High humidity and high temperatures

Combustion sources, such as tobacco, kerosene, oil, wood, gas and coal

Insulation that contains asbestos

Some types of furniture made from compressed wood

Damp or wet carpeting

Fumes from household cleaning products

Outdoor sources, such as pesticides, radon or air pollution.

Date Published: 7/15/2014 12:05:09 PM

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