How to combat air pollution in the work place

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• “Bosses Unprepared For Disaster ” – The National Post
  Tuesday, September 27, 2006 – Eric Beauchesne
• “Tightly built homes jeopardize air quality” – The Toronto Star
  Saturday, July 1, 2006 – Shelly Sanders Greer
• “The air we breathe (Part 3) – No Sanctuary in Home, Sick Home” – The Toronto Sun
  Thursday, June 1, 2006 – Megan Gillis
• “The air we breathe (Part 2) – Home, Sick Home: Indoor Threats” – The Toronto Sun
  Wednesday, May 31, 2006 – Megan Gillis
• “Toxic Shock (Part 3) – Ottawa Plans to Snuff Out Flame Retardants” – The Globe and Mail
  Tuesday, May 30, 2006 – Martin Mittelstaedt
• “Toxic Shock (Part 2) – Coming to Terms With Perils of Non-Stick Products” – The Globe and Mail
  Monday, May 29, 2006 – Martin Mittelstaedt
• “The Air We Breathe (Part 1) ” – The Toronto Sun
  Monday, May 29, 2006 – Megan Gillis
• “Toxic Shock (Part 1) – Canada’s Chemical Reaction ” – The Globe and Mail Saturday, May 27, 2006 – Martin Mittelstaedt
• “Portable Air Cleaning Devices” – Citizens for A Safe Learning Environment
  January, 2002 – K. Robinson
• “Asthma Now Hits One in 10 Children, study says” – The Globe and Mail
  Friday, January 27, 2006
• “Study: Air Pollution may Promote Heart Disease” – Reuters – MSNBC.com
  Wednesday, December 21, 2005
• “Air Pollution Tied to Stroke Risk” – Reuters – MSNBC.com
  Friday, October 28, 2005 – Anthony J. Brown, MD
• “New Car Odour Starts to Smell a Rat” – Associated Press – Toronto Star
  Saturday, October 15, 2005 – Hans Greimel
• ” ‘Safe’ Ozone Levels Can Worsen Asthma” – HealthDayNews
  Tuesday, October 7, 2005 – Ed Edelson
• “Toxic Mold Spreads Through Soggy South” – Associated Press – MSNBC.com
  Tuesday, September 27, 2005
• “Pollution Exposure Linked to Childhood Cancer” – Reuters.co.uk
  Thursday, August 11, 2005
• “The Particular Nature of T.O.(Toronto) Smog” – The Toronto Star
  Sunday, July 17, 2005 – By: Joseph Hall
• “SARS found spread by air” – The Toronto Star
  Friday, March 25, 2005 – By: Elaine Carey – Medical Reporter
• “Killer Pollution Increasing: Study” – The Toronto Star
  Friday, July 9, 2004 – By: Kerry Gillespie – City Hall Bureau
• “Death Toll From Dirty Air Rising, Study Finds” – The Globe and Mail
  Friday, July 9, 2004 – By: Martin Mittelstaedt, with a report from Joe Friesen
• “Air Pollution Kills 1,700 a Year in Toronto: Study” – The Toronto Star
  Thursday, July 8, 2004 – From Canadian Press
• “Smog Worst in Ontario History as Hot Weather Hurts Air Quality” – The Globe and Mail
  Tuesday, September 10, 2002 – By: Martin Mittelstaedt
• “Ontario Air Worse Than It Appears” – Toronto Star
  Saturday, August 17, 2002 – By – Robert Cribb
• “Hay Fever Drug Probed After Link to Birth Defects” – National Post
  Friday, April 26, 2002 – By: Tom Arnold
• “Study Links Soot in Air, Lung Cancer” – Chicago Tribune
  Wednesday, March 6, 2002 – By: Julie Deardorff
• “Study Concludes Portable HEPA Filters Curb Indoor Fungi” – ASHRAE Journal’s Official SHOW DAILY
  Monday, January 14, 2002
• “Jitters and Hoaxes Abound After Florida Anthrax Death” – The Globe and Mail Wednesday, October 10, 2001 – By: Carolyn Abraham and Brian Laghi
• “The Deadly Air of Hong Kong” – The Toronto Star
  Tuesday, June 12, 2001 – By: Martin Regg Cohn, Aisia Bureau
• “Air Pollution Linked to Heart Attacks” – The Globe and Mail
  Tuesday, June 12, 2001 – By: Martin Mittelstaedt
• “Smog a Heart Attack Threat: Study” – National Post
  June 12, 2001 – By: Mary Vallis
• “Canadians ‘Vulnerable’ to Bioterror Weapons” – The Globe and Mail
  Friday, April 27, 2001 (links to Globe and Mail Site)
• “The Killer that Comes on Tiny Feet” – The Globe and Mail
  Tuesday, July 11, 2000
• “Smog Mass Killer” – The Toronto Sun
  Thursday, May 18, 2000 – By: Brad Honywill and James Wallace
• “Air Pollution – A Killer for all Seasons” – The Toronto Star
  May, 2000 – By: Brian McAndrew
• “Tiny Particles in air Kill 900 every year in Atlanta, Study Says” – Atlanta Constitution
  May 9, 1996 – By: Charles Seabrook

• Articles on Air Quality : From all major Canadian newspapers
• Questions And Answers : And a guide to understanding air cleaning terms
• Your online guide to air purifiers : Learn the basics before you buy
• Allergies and Air Filters : Spring, Preparing for Allergies with Air Purifiers
• Asthma and Allergies : How pure water can also help
• Asthma Action Plans and Air Purifiers : Steps the Asthmatic should take
• Asthma Triggers and how Air Purifiers Reduce Them
• What is asthma and how do air purifiers help the symptoms?
• Mold in the home
• Mold Air Purifiers
• Pets and Air Purifiers
• Second Hand Smoke
• Radon : Exposure to Radon Causes Lung Cancer In Non-smokers
• Dust Mites : Millions in your mattress – “Don’t let the bed bugs bite?”
• Understanding the Difference Between Dust and Dust Mite
• How to eliminate Dust Mites from your home
• Best Air Purifiers on a Budget
• Information from the American Lung Association
• The Importance of Home Air Purifiers – from the American Lung Association
• Heppa filters vs home purifiers
• Portable Purifiers vs Whole House Filters
• Home Air Purifiers : Information from the Environmental Protection Agency
• Air Purifiers address Childhood Asthma
• Most Polluted Cities
• U.S. POLLUTION IS PART OF THE PROBLEM: Chatelaine’s October 1996 issue
• Things we can do for cleaner air : The Department of Energy Clean Cities Site
• More basic facts on air
• Asbestos – Main cause of rising workplace deaths