2. What is Indoor Pollution?
•Polluted air inside home and nearby
•Polluted physical structure of home
•Loud noises inside home
•Water contamination that occurs inside
home
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3. Types of indoor pollution
•Indoor air pollution
•Indoor garbage pollution
•Indoor water pollution
•Indoor noise pollution
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4. Sources of Indoor Air
Pollution
Kitchen emissions owing to burning of
biomass fuel for cooking
Smoking inside home
Vehicular emissions coming from
outside
Radon an invisible gas resulting from
radioactive decay of radium
Ozone gas coming directly from sun
with ultraviolet rays
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5. Sources of Indoor Land
Pollution
Untidiness of home
Garbage that sticks into inaccessible
points of window, walls and furniture
Littering of small particles
Food crumbs hidden in inaccessible
places
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6. Sources of Indoor Water
Pollution
Seepage of drains inside home
Seepage of sewage drains into the
water supply line
Mixing of dust particles in water stored
in open tank
Insects and aunts fall into a water tank
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7. Sources of Indoor Noise
Pollution
•Frequent masonry work particularly in the
night
•Playing stereo recorder in high volume
•Honking inside home
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8. Health effects of Indoor Pollution
Every year two million people die of
indoor air pollution all over the world.
Out of total deaths:
44% are due to pneumonia
54% from chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), and
2% from lung cancer
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9. Health effects of Indoor Pollution
(more)
Non-fatal diseases because of this
menace include:
Asthma that is highest in children
Eye irritation
Frequent headaches
Nose and throat infections
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10. How to control indoor pollution
Avoidance of biomass fuel to cook food
Usage of conventional fuel of gas,
electricity and solar energy
Exhaust and cross ventilation in kitchen
Plants that reduce indoor pollution
Regular cleaning of home
Organic fumigation
Repair of water supply and drainage
pipes
Music in low tone and no honking inside
home
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