Stachybotrys chartarum. The sound of these words alone is rather serious, and rightfully so, as this is the scientific wording for black mold. Mold, whether the white or black type, is formed when spores attach to an area where moisture is present. Depending on the medium the spores land…
Mold is a growing problem in the U.S. Listed below are 10 cities that those with a mold allergy should be concerned about.
Miami, FL
It may not surprise readers that Florida is the state with a big mold problem. Heat and humidity are known to provide an…
Indoor air quality and its affects on health are diverse and can play a role in our everyday lives. Allergies affect the majority of people in the United States and can make everyday situations more troublesome.
The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) has a national education program…
It is amazing to me that our daily lives are so involved with chemicals that put our health at risk. Consider this; the average person is exposed to approximately 250 different chemicals everyday. Every child born in the United States is exposed to chemicals from the mother in-utero. There…
Indoor air pollution has many potential effects on the health of both adults and children but children are more susceptible to respiratory problems than adults. In the past decade, the incidence of respiratory diseases in children has increased. Asthma, one of the most predominant respiratory diseases, has showed a…
I cannot believe it, another incident where innocent people are being seriously affected and in many cases harmed. The Chinese drywall issue is yet another occasion where materials shipped from overseas are damaging the lives of American people, putting their health at risk.
How many times are we going to…
Simon Hahessy says:
Have you ever watched a crime movie where you figure out or discover the culprit of the crime before the people you are watching with do? You wait in anticipation, excited to see when they will get it. Sometimes though they never seem to get it or…
I bet no one would believe me if I told them there were unidentified flying objects in their homes. So I am here to tell you that there are, millions of tiny unseen microscopic particles (so if you cannot see them you cannot identify them!!!) that we breathe into…
New research on obesity has linked indoor pollutants to obesity in people. This information has coined a new term for environmental influences on obesity called ‘environmental obesogens’.
Environmental obesogens, the term described by Bruce Blumberg, a biologist and lead author of the study from the University of California, at Irvine,…
Our lungs provide the body with oxygen and although our bodies have mechanisms to protect our lungs, they are under increasing pressure when we are present in polluted environments.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency the average home is five to twenty times more polluted than outside. Indoor air pollution…