RESET Accredited Air Quality Monitors
Baltimore Ranks 2nd In The Nation For Asthma Fatalities
The Number One Determinant of Human Health Is Our Home
We Spend 90% of our Lifetime Indoors
Indoor Air Quality Is Up To 100 Times Worse Than Outdoor Air
Home Is Where Life Happens
A 1984 World Health Organization Committee report suggested that up to 30% of new and remodeled buildings worldwide may be the subject of excessive complaints related to indoor air quality (IAQ). Often this condition is temporary, but some buildings have long-term problems.
In the 1970s, energy conservation measures to combat the energy crisis resulted in the tightening of office building envelopes and the reduction of outdoor air ventilation rates. The result of that approach was a buildup of indoor pollutants and the emergence of “Sick Building Syndrome,” a collection of symptoms associated with inferior indoor air quality. According to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the term "Sick Building Syndrome" (SBS) is used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects e.g., headache, eye, nose, or throat irritation, dry cough, dry or itchy skin, dizziness and nausea, fatigue and sensitivity to odors and inability to concentrate. The problem is also adversely affecting our children's health as millions of homes and apartments and one in five schools in America have indoor air quality problems. Most of the complainants report relief soon after leaving the building.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognize radon as a human carcinogen. Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that develops from the natural decay of uranium found in bedrock and soil. The (EPA) estimates, one in every 15 homes nationwide have a high radon level at or above the recommended radon action level of 4 picoCuries (pCi/L) per liter of air. According to the American Lung Association “State of Lung Cancer” report high levels of cancer-causing radon gas is detected in nearly 21% of Maryland homes. In the U.S., radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer. Annually, approximately 21,000 lung cancer deaths are attributed to radon exposure. Smokers are at even greater risk, with 5-10 times the risk of a non-smoker at a similar radon level.
According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Asthma is greatly influenced by where someone lives. People who have affordable and accessible health care, clean air, and economic stability have a greater chance of managing and controlling their asthma. AAFA’s Asthma Capitals™ report ranks the largest 100 cities in the continental U.S. by how challenging they are to live in when you have asthma. AAFA publishes this report to show the nationwide burden of asthma. It is a call to action to help the more than 27 million people in the U.S. with asthma. Asthma kills 11-people per day in the U.S. Baltimore Ranks 2nd In The Nation For Asthma Fatalities. According to the 2024 Asthma Capitals Report Baltimore ranks 8th in the nation for Asthma related emergency room visits and 2nd in the nation for asthma related fatalities with African American women 4x more likely to die from Asthma than white men. Baltimore's asthma hot spots are poor, African American neighborhoods with lots of empty houses.
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