BRUSSELS CONFERENCE CALLS FOR NEW INDOOR AIR QUALITY LAWS
September 1st, 2008
BY PATRICIA KELLY
INDOOR air pollution is a major source of allergies and respiratory diseases, according to scientists and researchers investigating the impact of indoor air quality on public health. While some progress has been made in limiting tobacco smoke, toxic chemicals - from consumer goods to construction products - remain a problem. And Britain is a worse place to breathe indoors than many other western European countries: it lags behind much of Europe on indoor air quality policy compared to the lead taken by countries such as Finland, Italy and ...
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