Air
Purification
Pollution Probe
Pollution Probe:
Indoor Air Pollution Risk
Greater Than Outdoor Air
News Release Transmitted by CCN NEWSWIRE - A SERVICE OF ITG
For: POLLUTION PROBE NOVEMBER 1, 2000 - 10:25 EST
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- Pollution Probe
released a new report today titled Achieving Healthy Indoor Environments: A Review of
Canadian Options which outlines the relationship between indoor air pollution and human
health and offers recommendations for creating healthier indoor environments in Canada.
Ian Morton of Pollution Probe states "Canadians
believe that air pollution is an outdoor phenomenon -- which is incorrect. We spend 90 per
cent of our time indoors and indoor environments have been shown to be many times more
polluted than the outdoor environment".
Despite strong evidence linking polluted
indoor environments to adverse human health impacts, no single agency in Canada has the
mandate to deal with this issue. "The gap is huge", said Morton. "We know
how to build, renovate and maintain healthy, energy efficient buildings but we rarely do
so. We need to have someone responsible for the health of indoor environments."
In contrast to Canada, the US takes indoor
environment issues seriously. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rated poor
indoor air quality among the top environmental risks to human health. They also estimate
that polluted indoor environments are costing Americans billions of dollars in health care
and productivity costs. US leadership on this issue has resulted in an aggressive US
strategy to remedy unhealthy indoor environments.
Pollution Probe's report Achieving Healthy
Indoor Environments is a call to action to bring Canadian stakeholders together -
including government, industry, and non-governmental organization representatives - to
draft a strategy, suggest improvements and note areas where there is Canadian leadership
to deal with poor indoor environment issues. The strategy to deal with problems is being
developed on an interactive web-site www.healthyindoors.com, part of Pollution Probe's
Healthy Indoors initiative.
Pollution Probe's Healthy Indoors website
partner, Cullbridge Marketing and Communications president Jay Kassirer notes "The
web is fundamentally changing how we can consult with Canadians. We're demonstrating it is
an effective tool to share ideas and work with stakeholders across the country." The
on-line discussions are designed to feed into a series of face-to-face meetings scheduled
in Toronto, Halifax and Vancouver. The first face-to-face consultation will take place in
Toronto on November 8, 2000.
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) Mar 05
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