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Ways to Improve Indoor Air Quality Naturally When the world outside is so infested with smog haze pollutants it is a natural occurrence to find refuge

indoors. The air outside is equivalent to gas chambers and the foremost prevalent example is the Delhi

pollution case, where people are even thinking to evacuate the city. In such state of commotion outside,

home is the only place where you come back.

So it comes to a vital importance that the air quality indoors should be healthy.

Here are some simple steps that can assure you with healthy Indoor Air Quality.

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1. Fresh Floors.

Gulp up. Ever wondered that your house can be the hub of accumulated dusts since decades? So using a vacuum

cleaner is a mandate especially if it has high efficiency filters, HEPA. This minimizes the lead concentration in

your home. This will also help you get away with toxins and harmful things like brominated chemicals or pet

dander and dust mites.

Take Up The Mop. After you are done with the vacuum cleaning part you might wonder on how clean it is. The

best confirming act that you can do is take up the mop and with a little bit of manual effort wipe up the dust that

vacuum leaves.

Door Mats. Placing a door mat is necessary. The major cause is dirt track down through the shoes, so wiping

before you enter is a lot hygienic.

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Alert!

• If your house is too old like built before 1980, there is a pretty good threat of lead exposure through the lead

paint used. Lead is highly harmful as it damages the central nervous system.

• Lead can also be carried from outside through shoes. The best is to keep the shoes away and then walk in to

someone’s house. You can use socks if barefoot is a problem for you or can keep sleeper that are solely for

indoor use.

• Bathroom sleepers should always be a different one.

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2. Maintaining Healthy Level of Humidity.

It is crucial to maintain a healthy level of humidity because increased moisture content can lead to increased

molds and dust mites.

So to control the humidity range

• One should use exhausts while cooking or taking a bath

• Do not water the plants in your house in excess.

• If there is a leaky pump or a pipe high time to fix it because you don’t want moisture to increase

• Occasionally it is necessary to drip the chamber of the air conditioner or coolers.

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3. A Strict NoOne should make it a mandatory point to never smoke inside the house as it not only causes cancer or the smoke is

injurious to your health but it also causes passive smoking which is even more harmful in its way

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4. Good Aesthetic comes with good smell.

• Look out for chemical free fragrances, room fresheners, Deodorants.

• Bring a touch of greenery and health indoors by keeping small house plants.

• Switch to candles made of Beeswax, it sucks up the toxins and in return ionizes the air

having a neutralizing effect.

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5. Switch to Smart Planting

Breathe easy and healthy and there is no better place than indoors to start this effort of building a clean

environment.

• The climber English Ivy has the property of clearing harmful toxins like benzene.

• Toluene a harmful chemical present in the air affect the nervous system, Snake plants are

effective in reducing this from air.

• Plants like Golden Pothos, Spider plant or Peace lily are functionalin removing harmful

toxins likeformaldehyde or carbon monoxide levels.

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