INDOOR AIR TOXICITY

Chemical products have improved life conditions of people. However, it has long been known that some chemicals that are marketed can have a negative effect on human health and the environment.

Life habits of the population have changed over time. It is estimated that in currently cities the population stays between 80 and 90% of the day in closed spaces. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 72% of the exposure of the population to chemicals toxicity occurs indoors.

However, environmental pollution legislation focuses on outdoor air, which is subject to monitoring and strict control by the authorities.

The main emitters of indoor air pollution and environmental dust are cleaning and disinfection products, construction materials and surface treatment products such as paint. These emissions are increased with inadequate ventilation habits.

Chronic exposure to air and dust chemicals has been associated with various neurological, reproductive, developmental and hormonal system disorders, respiratory diseases, asthma and allergies, dysfunctions of the immune system, obesity and cancer.

There are also other sources of internal contamination that come from the combustion of products (tobacco, gas, etc.), biological agents like dust mites and emanations of ground gases such as radon gas.

The effects of environmental pollution are often detected in the long term. it is when the users of these spaces suffer the symptoms that they become aware and seek environmental assessment and quality measurement to find the cause.

However, it is advisable to be foresighted. Health also depends on the environment in which we live and work. WHO affirms that human health ultimately depends on the capacity of society to interact with its activities with the environment.