Locals have poor awareness of indoor air pollution: survey

By Cai Wenjun | November 4, 2015, Wednesday |

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Domestic families with schooling children have poor awareness of indoor air pollution and over half parents admitted that they sometimes or often smoke at home, even though many know smoking is one of the major indoor air pollutants, a survey released yesterday, when an education center on children’s safety and health was established at Shanghai Huamu Central Primary School.

Conducted by Honeywell and Safe Kids Worldwide, a global non-governmental organization protecting children from unintentional injuries, the survey interviewed over 1,000 families from ten cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin on their knowledge of indoor air pollution. Both children aged from eight to 11 and their parents participated the survey.

“Nearly 80 percent of the interviewees said outdoor air pollution is more dangerous than indoor air pollution, however the World Health Organization said risk from indoor pollution is five to ten times of outdoor pollution,” said Wang Lin from Safe Kids Worldwide’s China branch. “Since we spend much more time staying indoor than outdoor, interior pollutants can impose more negative effects to people’s health.”

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