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Washington, DC -- Indoor environmental screening of the home or work environment is important for  individuals with allergies, chronic sinusitis, rhinitis, emphysema, asthma, a topic dermatitis, immune deficiencies, etc. Good indoor air quality is difficult to detect as you cannot see it. Bad smells alone are not the only indicator of poor air quality. Interior rooms collect not only exhaled carbon dioxide and moisture from people and objects, but also numerous toxic chemicals and biological pathogens. These can enter the body via nose, mouth, skin, mucous membranes and eyes resulting in headaches, allergies, infections or other illnesses.

The late Dr. P. Ole Fanger, an expert on the health effects of indoor environments, who taught at Syracuse University, marveled at the hazards to which Americans unwittingly subjected themselves and their children. Families typically meticulously decorate and furnish rooms with paint, carpet, allergens and other materials containing volatile compounds, then close and lock the windows in essence unknowingly putting their families a perfect gas chamber.