{"id":5081,"date":"2016-09-08T15:37:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T15:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/Asthma\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/"},"modified":"2016-09-08T15:37:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T15:37:00","slug":"what-causes-indoor-air-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"What Causes Indoor Air Pollution?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/images\/easyblog_images\/221\/childs-room.jpg\" alt=\"What Causes Indoor Air Pollution?\" width=\"300\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aafa.org\/page\/air-pollution-smog-asthma.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indoor air pollution<\/a> can pose a health risk, especially for people with asthma and allergies. Your home may have small particles in the air or damaging gases such as carbon monoxide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What causes indoor air pollution?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aafa.org\/page\/secondhand-smoke-environmental-tobacco-asthma.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tobacco smoke<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aafa.org\/page\/mold-allergy.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mold<\/a>. It grows in places where there is moisture, such as the kitchen, bathroom and basement. It can grow on window sills and even in walls, ceilings or carpet.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aafa.org\/page\/dust-mite-allergy.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dust mites<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aafa.org\/page\/cockroach-allergy.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cockroach<\/a> allergens, which come from different parts of the cockroach.<\/li>\n<li>Fumes from burning oil, coal or wood.<\/li>\n<li>Fumes called <em>volatile organic compounds<\/em> (VOCs). Certain products like new kitchen cabinets, newly finished floors, new carpet and paints can give off VOCs.<\/li>\n<li>Radon \u2014 a naturally occurring gas you can&#8217;t see or smell. It can seep inside from the soil or rock under your home.<\/li>\n<li>Carbon monoxide \u2014 another gas you can&#8217;t see or smell &#8211; from furnaces, stoves and fireplaces that are not vented to the outdoors or not vented correctly.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aafa.org\/page\/pollen-allergy.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pollen<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aafa.org\/page\/pet-dog-cat-allergies.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pet dander<\/a> and outdoor air pollution can enter the home through open windows and doors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What can you do to improve indoor air quality?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure your home has adequate air flow.<\/li>\n<li>Remove sources of moisture.<\/li>\n<li>Keep your windows and doors closed during high pollen times.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce clutter in your home.<\/li>\n<li>Use products that are Certified <strong>asthma &#038; allergy friendly\u00ae<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indoor air pollution can pose a health risk, especially for people with asthma and allergies. Your home may have small particles in the air or damaging gases such as carbon monoxide. What causes indoor air pollution? Tobacco smoke. Mold. It grows in places where there is moisture, such as the kitchen, bathroom and basement. It  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[200],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asthmaand-allergy-information"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6.1 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Causes Indoor Air Pollution? | Asthma &amp; Allergy Friendly Certification Program<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What Causes Indoor Air Pollution?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Indoor air pollution can pose a health risk, especially for people with asthma and allergies. Your home may have small particles in the air or damaging gases such as carbon monoxide. What causes indoor air pollution? Tobacco smoke. Mold. It grows in places where there is moisture, such as the kitchen, bathroom and basement. It [...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Asthma &amp; Allergy Friendly Certification Program\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asthma.allergy.friendly.Certification.Program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-09-08T15:37:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/images\/easyblog_images\/221\/childs-room.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin-aaafcp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@aaafcp_usa\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@aaafcp_usa\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin-aaafcp\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin-aaafcp\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f4caf5eb550a32cdd945e655c16b84e7\"},\"headline\":\"What Causes Indoor Air Pollution?\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-09-08T15:37:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":224,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/images\\\/easyblog_images\\\/221\\\/childs-room.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Asthmaand Allergy Information\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\\\/\",\"name\":\"What Causes Indoor Air Pollution? | Asthma & Allergy Friendly Certification Program\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/images\\\/easyblog_images\\\/221\\\/childs-room.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-09-08T15:37:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/images\\\/easyblog_images\\\/221\\\/childs-room.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/images\\\/easyblog_images\\\/221\\\/childs-room.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What Causes Indoor Air Pollution?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/\",\"name\":\"Asthma & Allergy Friendly\u00ae Certification Program\",\"description\":\"USA Certification Program\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Asthma & Allergy Friendly\u00ae Certification Program\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/AAF-USA-Colour-Solid-RGB-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/AAF-USA-Colour-Solid-RGB-1.png\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1481,\"caption\":\"Asthma & Allergy Friendly\u00ae Certification Program\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/asthma.allergy.friendly.Certification.Program\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/aaafcp_usa\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/asthmaallergyfriendly\\\/?hl=en\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/asthma-&amp;amp;-allergy-friendly-certification-program\\\/about\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/AllergyStandardsTV\",\"https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Asthma_and_Allergy_Friendly\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f4caf5eb550a32cdd945e655c16b84e7\",\"name\":\"admin-aaafcp\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\\\/USA\\\/author\\\/admin-aaafcp\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What Causes Indoor Air Pollution? | Asthma & Allergy Friendly Certification Program","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What Causes Indoor Air Pollution?","og_description":"Indoor air pollution can pose a health risk, especially for people with asthma and allergies. Your home may have small particles in the air or damaging gases such as carbon monoxide. What causes indoor air pollution? Tobacco smoke. Mold. It grows in places where there is moisture, such as the kitchen, bathroom and basement. It [...]","og_url":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/","og_site_name":"Asthma & Allergy Friendly Certification Program","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asthma.allergy.friendly.Certification.Program\/","article_published_time":"2016-09-08T15:37:00+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/images\/easyblog_images\/221\/childs-room.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"admin-aaafcp","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@aaafcp_usa","twitter_site":"@aaafcp_usa","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin-aaafcp","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/"},"author":{"name":"admin-aaafcp","@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/#\/schema\/person\/f4caf5eb550a32cdd945e655c16b84e7"},"headline":"What Causes Indoor Air Pollution?","datePublished":"2016-09-08T15:37:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/"},"wordCount":224,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/images\/easyblog_images\/221\/childs-room.jpg","articleSection":["Asthmaand Allergy Information"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/","url":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/","name":"What Causes Indoor Air Pollution? | Asthma & Allergy Friendly Certification Program","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/images\/easyblog_images\/221\/childs-room.jpg","datePublished":"2016-09-08T15:37:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/images\/easyblog_images\/221\/childs-room.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/images\/easyblog_images\/221\/childs-room.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/what-causes-indoor-air-pollution\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What Causes Indoor Air Pollution?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/#website","url":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/","name":"Asthma & Allergy Friendly\u00ae Certification Program","description":"USA Certification Program","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/#organization","name":"Asthma & Allergy Friendly\u00ae Certification Program","url":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AAF-USA-Colour-Solid-RGB-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AAF-USA-Colour-Solid-RGB-1.png","width":1000,"height":1481,"caption":"Asthma & Allergy Friendly\u00ae Certification Program"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asthma.allergy.friendly.Certification.Program\/","https:\/\/x.com\/aaafcp_usa","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/asthmaallergyfriendly\/?hl=en","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/asthma-&amp;amp;-allergy-friendly-certification-program\/about\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/AllergyStandardsTV","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asthma_and_Allergy_Friendly"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/#\/schema\/person\/f4caf5eb550a32cdd945e655c16b84e7","name":"admin-aaafcp","url":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/author\/admin-aaafcp\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5081\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}