Indoor air pollution linked to millions of deaths

Air pollution is often used in reference to the outdoors, but have you thought that the air in our households and offices could also be polluted and equally harmful?

Indoor air pollution is a global health threat and recent findings by the World Health Organisation indicate that an estimated two million people in developing countries die from exposure to household (indoor) air pollution every year. The main sources of this pollution, especially in rural setups, are carbon monoxide and radon (a radioactive, colourless, odourless and tasteless gas) in smoke.