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How Indoor Air Quality Affects your Lungs

The air we breathe is filled with lots of things including gases and particles most are too small to see with the naked eye.

Everything we breathe affects our health in different ways.

Health effects from poor indoor air quality might include short-term symptoms like headaches, eye, nose, and throat inflammation, coughing and painful breathing, bronchitis, and skin irritation.

Extreme side effects can target the central nervous system, cause respiratory diseases like asthma, emphysema, and cause cancer and cardiovascular disease. Poor indoor air can also impact the blood, spleen, liver, and reproductive system.

Young children, older adults, and people with existing lung disease are most at risk of negative health effects from poor indoor air quality.

Before we can understand how indoor air quality impacts our lungs, we first need to understand how our lungs work.

When you breathe in through your nose or mouth, air travels down your airways, or trachea, dividing into your right or left lung via the bronchi.

The bronchi then separate into small tubes called bronchioles. Like tree branches, bronchioles divide into thousands of even smaller passages.

At the end of each bronchiole is a cluster of little air sacs called alveoli.

Alveoli are wrapped in tiny blood vessels called capillaries.

The air you breathe in fills these air sacs with oxygen-rich air. Here is where oxygen is transported throughout the body.

Not all the air you breathe is clean. Indoor air contaminants can include small particles that are suspended in the air.

When those particles from the air travel deep into your body, it can have a negative impact on your health.

These particles can include things like dust, tobacco smoke, diesel emissions, pollen, pet dander, mold spores, and more.

Particulate matter – often written as PM - are so small they go into the lungs all the way to the alveoli. Once there, they can irritate and corrode the alveoli wall, damaging the lungs and causing lung disease.

These pollutants, at high levels, have also been linked to an increased risk of stroke and heart attack.

The good news is that we can improve our indoor air quality.

Simple things you can do to improve your indoor air quality include:

Reduce dust by vacuuming regularly and using a microfiber or damp cloth for dusting.

Reduce humidity to avoid mold and mildew buildup and change appliance filters regularly.

And make sure to test your home for dangerous gases like radon. Doing so can help keep the air in your home safe.

Where does mold come from?

Mold exists everywhere. However, without sufficient moisture, mold cannot grow.

How can dampness and mold impact health?
Dampness may show up in visible moisture, like leaks or as high humidity. Dampness creates the environment for mold to grow. Dampness can cause harm even when mold is not present. Excessive moisture also promotes the growth of dust mites, cockroaches, bacteria and viruses, which can impact health.

Exposure to mold can trigger allergic reactions and asthma symptoms in people who are allergic to mold. However, even without mold, dampness indoors causes asthma attacks and other upper and lower respiratory problems. Anyone—with or without allergies—may experience irritation of the eyes, skin, nose, throat and lungs when exposed to airborne mold particles.

Dampness and mold have been linked to:

Worsening of asthma

Where does the moisture come from?
Water from many sources within a home or building can cause moisture problems or mold. Some of the sources of moisture include breathing, washing clothes, showering and cooking. Some sources of moisture are impossible to stop, so all indoor spaces need to be well-ventilated. Problems arise when materials remain wet, especially long enough for mold to grow. If you discover a water problem, fix it quickly.

Rhinitis

Sneezing

Sore throat

Nasal congestion

Wheezing

Coughing

Moisture may build up indoors in many different ways. These include:

Flooding or leaks that allow rainwater indoors.

The best way to control dampness and mold indoors is to control the sources of moisture. That means preventing the problem from developing as well as fixing new problems quickly.

How can dampness and mold be prevented?

Condensation or moisture build-up in humidifiers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners and drip pans under refrigerator cooling coils.

High indoor humidity over 52%

Inadequate exhaust of bathrooms and kitchens.

Continually damp carpet (may occur if carpet is installed on poorly ventilated floor).

Poorly connected plumbing and leaky pipes.

Common problem areas include air-conditioning units, basements, attics and crawl spaces, bathrooms, and refrigerator drip pans.

Here are some key steps:

Keep indoor humidity levels below 52 percent.

Regularly and thoroughly clean places where molds are likely to grow.

Keep appliance drip pans clean.

Run exhaust fans in the bathroom and kitchen to reduce moisture.

Increase air movement and ventilation.

Fix all leaks.

Watch out for these signs to identify a dampness problem:

Musty odor

Water stains that signify water leaks or condensation.

Moisture on hard surfaces

How can dampness and mold problems be fixed?

Identify and eliminate the water problem. The most critical step is to identify and eliminate the source of the water that is creating a damp environment. You may need technical assistance from a plumber or contractor to determine what needs to be fixed or changed.

Determine the extent of the problem.

EPA recommends calling for professional help to clean any mold growth that covers more than 10 square feet. If you are unable to determine the extent of the problem, contact a professional, who can help you protect your family.

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Remove, clean or discard affected materials. To get rid of mold, wash it off materials that can be effectively cleaned, such as hard surfaces. Use detergent and warm water. Dry the surface completely.

If the materials cannot be cleaned or are too damaged to reuse, discard them. Porous materials, like ceiling tiles, likely cannot be cleaned thoroughly and must be discarded.

Protect occupants and workers during the cleanup process. At minimum, wear an N-95 mask (available at hardware stores), disposable gloves and goggles.

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