16 Ways to Improve the Air You Breathe

摘要

From the spotless houses of the Cleavers and the Bradys to the showcases featured in contemporary advertising, we've been taught that a good house is a clean house. So we sweep, spray, and scrub with an ever-increasing arsenal of tools and cleansers. But what about the part of a house that we don't see yet breathe into our lungs thousands of times every day? Indoor air is a fundamental part of how our houses affect us, but it's often overlooked and misunderstood. Americans spend up to 90% of their time indoors. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor air can actually be more polluted than outdoor air. The consequence of spending so much time indoors and breathing polluted air can be seen in the increase of asthma and chronic respiratory disease among Americans.