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Our next story is one that should make you
think as much about indoor air pollution as you do about air
quality outdoors. Mark, did you know that each year, thousands
of people become ill from the indoor air they breathe at work
and at home? Some recent Environmental Protection Agency
studies indicate that indoor levels of pollutants may be up to
100 times higher than outdoor levels.
Mark:
And this is of particular concern because most
people spend about 90 percent of their time indoors. Many
homes have filters to remove these particles, but some harmful
pollutants still pass through these filters like sand through
a tennis racket. Our next Spotlight is on a company that is
leading the way in addressing this problem.
Marti:
Yes Mark, this company called Sanuvox has
designed a proprietary system that is able to irradiate
biological contaminants such as allergens, mold, bacteria,
viruses and chemicals such as cigarette smoke, formaldehyde,
and Volatile Organic Compounds. Ana Garcia has more on this
story.
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