Ways to reduce air pollution at the household or individual level?

From the previous blog post, we discussed about issues around indoor air pollution. Today’s blog post, I will be talking about some essential tips to reduce air pollution inside our homes. This is crucial as we often spent most of our time at home especially in the current pandemic situation.

Our home is meant to protect us from the outside. However most of us do not know that our homes could be have some air pollutants trapped in it or be the source of indoor air pollution. Below are some useful 10 tips to reduce air pollution at home, to ensure that the air quality is good to give us a much safer breathing space.

- 1. Conserve energy, reduce hours spend on charging electronic gadgets
  2. Switch to energy saving appliances
  3. Reduce the use of personal vehicles- cycle whenever is possible- the most greenest mode of transport, use public transport or try carpooling
  4. Ensure that our homes are properly ventilated
  5. Ensure while cooking, your gas stove is well ventilated
  6. Dust surfaces and vacuum frequently
  7. Grow house plants indoors- Studies byNASA and the University of York for the BBC both found that plants could reduce levels of formaldehyde in the home.
  8. Reduce your use of cleaning products or air fresherners
  9. Don’t smoke indoors or use candles
  10. Change air conditioning filters regularly