Indoor air quality News
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Environmental risks are "grossly underestimated" says cancer panel.
Created by an act of Congress in 1971, the President's Cancer Panel is charged with monitoring the National Cancer Program and reports directly to the President in a report every… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (109 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
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Choosing green building materials
"You know so much about green living. Why don't you write a book?" I admit, I do hear that a lot from friends and family ... And it's very flattering, don't get me wrong ... But… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (162 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- LEED certification, Eco-friendly, Green building
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Top three toxic products to stop buying now
As much as we love suggesting sustainable stuff to buy—recycled candles, green iPhone apps, Omega-3 supplements—we get even more of a charge from suggesting things not… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (204 days ago) 13 comments -
Reignite your love of candles
Candles can burn up your efforts at sustainability in no time flat. Chunks of leftover paraffin, lead and other heavy metals in the wick, ugly streaks of particulate matter… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (205 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Particulate, Eco-friendly, Sustainable, Indoor air quality, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycling, Post-consumer recycled, Soy
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Best air-scrubbing houseplants
Did you know that houseplants can remove toxic pollutants from the air in your home? It's not that they merely scrub away bad smells or mask stale air. Numerous studies have shown… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (240 days ago) 7 comments- Definitions
- Indoor air quality, Toxicity, VOC, Air pollutants, Pollutants
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Twitter's eco-swanky office space
Twitter's newly eco-retrofitted office space is sustainably swanky, from the non-toxic cube furniture to the to last drop of non-VOC paint.Try tweeting that in 140 characters or… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (290 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- VOC, Toxicity, Sustainable, Indoor air quality
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- geeksugar.com
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The truth about Zamboni fumes
You wouldn't linger in a garage with your car running. So why would you glide away the hours in a Zamboni-polluted ice rink? Nitrogen dioxide fumes from a Zamboni won't kill you,… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (295 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Environmental footprint, Technology
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Are all American mattress toxic?
"Good night. Sleep tight. Don't let the volatile organic compounds bite." -- Mother Jones You spend a third of your life asleep, so your mattress should fit (and protect) you like… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (314 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Toxicity, VOC, Dust mites
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- wholesomegoodness.net (7 comments)
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Feature How to green your fall clean up
"I enjoy the cleaning up - something about the getting of things in order for winter - making the garden secure - a battening down of hatches perhaps... It just feels right." David… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (323 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Allergens, Composting, Recycling
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Blog Action Day 09: 5 easy ways to personally protect our climate
The bad news about climate change: Let's be honest; It's an overwhelming, omnipresent (hot) cloud looming precariously over us all. To reverse it feels like an impossible goal at… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (323 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Climate change, Greenhouse gas, Greenhouse effect, Water table impact, Conservation, Composting, Energy Star, Renewable energy
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- ecorazzi.com (1 comment)
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