Indoor Air Up To 5X More Toxic Than Outdoors


	Indoor Air Up To 5X More Toxic Than Outdoors

ljsdesign

10-2-2009 9:03 AM

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ecology, toxic, smog, pollution, health, green

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Even in L.A. --more tips at the source

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Yes.  </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/93/indoor-air-versus-outdoor-which-is-cleaner.html">The result: The outside air in LA is twice as good for you as the air inside your home.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/93/indoor-air-versus-outdoor-which-is-cleaner.html">You can see the testing process for yourself in the entertaining video below.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/93/indoor-air-versus-outdoor-which-is-cleaner.html"><div align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NSdR6i4EIVY&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" height="329" width="400" wmode="opaque" quality="high" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="never" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/93/indoor-air-versus-outdoor-which-is-cleaner.html"><STRONG>Think twice about what you bring into your home:</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/93/indoor-air-versus-outdoor-which-is-cleaner.html">Air out dry-cleaned clothes before hanging them in your close</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/93/indoor-air-versus-outdoor-which-is-cleaner.html">Stay away from <A href="http://www.nrdc.org/health/home/airfresheners.asp">commercial air fresheners</A>. 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