Learn why so many respected sources confirm that the air inside our homes has become contaminated.

 

If your child catches a cold, you respond with medication or a trip to the doctor.

 

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If your tap water turns cloudy, you check your softener or call the water department.

 

ON-SCREEN TEXT: Cloudy or smelly drinking water

 

BARRY MCCOY:
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BARRY MCCOY:
When we see a problem we don’t hesitate to correct it. But what if we don’t know the danger exists?

 

ON-SCREEN TEXT: “Is there really an Indoor Air Quality Problem?”

 

BARRY MCCOY:
Before we discovered the hazards of lead based paints and asbestos insulation, we all lived in ignorance of the potential harm. So we asked this honest question: Is there really an indoor air quality problem? And the overwhelming volume of available information concludes- absolutely.

 

ON-SCREEN TEXT: Asthma. Bronchitis. Allergies.

 

BARRY MCCOY:
So let’s review just a sampling of the research. In the EPA [Environmental Protection Agency] booklet, The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality, we read: “A growing body of scientific evidence indicates air within American homes and offices is seriously polluted.”

 

ON-SCREEN TEXT: “A growing body of scientific evidence, indicates air within American homes and offices is seriously polluted.” Environmental Protection Agency

 

BARRY MCCOY:
The American Lung Association report, Air Quality: The Impact On Lung Health, states: “Fragile lung tissue can be easily damaged by pollutants in the air, resulting in an increased risk of asthma, allergies, and bronchitis.”

 

ON-SCREEN TEXT: “Fragile lung tissue can be easily damaged by pollutants in the air, resulting in an increased risk of asthma, allergies, and bronchitis.” American Lung Association

 

BARRY MCCOY:
A Time Magazine feature article called ”This Place Makes Me Sick” reports: “Scientists are investigating a mysterious new epidemic called ‘Sick Building Syndrome’ where sealed, energy-conserving buildings continually recycle contaminated air.”

 

ON-SCREEN TEXT: “Scientists are investigating a mysterious new epidemic called ‘Sick Building Syndrome’ where sealed, energy-conserving buildings continually recycle contaminated air.” TIME Magazine

 

BARRY MCCOY:
A 1995 report by the Center for Disease Control entitled Indoor Environmental Quality says: “Symptoms of these dangerous indoor air contaminants may include headaches, nausea, fatigue and respiratory irritation.”

 

ON-SCREEN TEXT: “Symptoms of these dangerous indoor air contaminants may include headaches, nausea, fatigue & respiratory irritation.” Center for Disease Control

 

BARRY MCCOY:
And we could go on and on, and recite dozens of studies, reports, articles, and books, warning us all that the air we’re breathing inside our homes is often more polluted than the air outside.

 

ON-SCREEN TEXT: Asthma. Bronchitis. Allergies.

 

BARRY MCCOY:
With so much evidence, what should our next step be? Well, we can start by asking some questions like: How did this happen? What is making our indoor environment so dirty? And that’s what we’ll do in the next section: “What’s Causing Sick Building Syndrome.”

 

ON-SCREEN TEXT: Indoor Air and Your Health. The End.
END IA2 Is There a Problem

 

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