They say home is where the heart is, but homes can have offensive odors from pets, mold growth, poor ventilation, dirty bathrooms, and household waste. As a result, the global air freshener market is a booming industry expected to reach $27.7 billion by 2030, but many of these products actually contaminate indoor air and introduce toxic chemicals. According to the […]
This month, the wildfire seasons that have choked western cities for the past five years arrived on the eastern seaboard, where cities, including New York and Philadelphia, were engulfed by smoke from Canadian wildfires. It’s time to adapt our lives to the consequences of climate change, making changes to protect our health indoors and outdoors. Wildfire seasons have become longer, […]
When we think of air pollution, we usually think of smog. But the air indoors is not always as clean as we think. And as the cold weather pushes people indoors, the air inside our homes is the air we breathe the most. In a pandemic year, the quality of indoor air takes on even greater importance than usual. Why […]
A little mildew around your tub or shower is no reason for alarm. But if you smell a musty odor or see visible signs of water damage in your home, it could be serious. Perhaps you don’t see or smell anything but are experiencing unexplained hay fever symptoms — or worse. Even if only part of your family is experiencing […]
Somewhere around the turn of the century, people began to realize that new car smell is actually an unhealthy combination of 50-60 VOCs off-gassing from plastics, vinyl, and glues. For a while, environmentalists paid a lot of attention to avoiding VOCs, but it’s hard to maintain attention these days. The Federal Trade Commission is responsible for handling false advertising claims, […]