What are the types of harmful pollution that an average house produces? Best answer gets 10 points!?

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What are the types of harmful pollution that an average house produces? Best answer gets 10 points!?

Answer 1

Almost impossible to include everything...because some people don't know what kind of materials their house was built with.

Lead paint has been illegal to use since the 70's but some still have areas that are painted with it.

Then there's asbestos insulation which is also a no no, but many places still have that also. Not so much a pollutant as it is a health hazard though.

Unless a house if built with 'exceptionally' or 'highly' tight construction, your home with "breath" meaning a small portion of air will permeate the outer skin and reach the insulation inside the walls. To a certain degree there may also be air flow between the inner part of the walls to the inner walls and into rooms.

The edge boards of a house is treated to withstand moisture. Youve probably noticed the green color of them  in a home depot, they are the boards between your house's walls and the concrete foundation. Paints, stains and other finishes have been known to give off pollutants as they dry, or as they withstand high heat due to high temps outside, etc. Not that its a bit problem for the world, but since they are enclosed within 4 walls they are concentrated to the home owner.

Fans or air conditioners can bring in anything floating around outside. or AC systems can leak. Freon isn't use anymore for the most part, but many of these refrigerants are poisonous if heated. Now days they most often use R-134 which I am not familiar with much.

There's ionic radiation from the TV, dust from the vacuum and ventilation system, pet dander, formaldahyde from old rugs, even the smoke from smokers is concentrated since your in an enclosure....arsenic...benzine...all the usual impurities in the air we breath.

Carbon monoxide from old floor or wall heaters, propellant gases from aresol products, N2H4 from decaying plant life.

Literally tons of possible exposures depending on what products you buy, what furnishings you have, what your close to in the neighborhood.

Answer 2

There are many harmful ingredients in your everyday household products.  For instance:  the majority of oven cleaners contain hazardous sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide which is extremely corrosive, can burn skin & eyes; usually fatal if swallowed.Also, most furniture polish may contain one or more of these:  ammonia, naphtha, nitrobenzene, petroleum distillates, or phenol.  Toilet cleaners may contain sodium bisulfate which is corrosive to the skin.  It may contain oxalic acid which can damage kidney & liver.  It may also contain phenol which can severely affect the circulatory system, be corrosive to skin and is a suspected carcinogen.  You'll find formaldehyde in ingredients like antiperspirants, mouthwash, toothpaste, etc.  In the year 2000, household cleaners resulted in 10% of the toxic exposures reported to the U.S. Poison Control Centers.  I hope this answers part of your question on harmful pollution in the homes.