How To Eliminate Toxic Chemicals From Your Home

Open Your Windows Often

Indoor air quality can also influence your health as well as your family’s. To help control the air quality in your home and reduce toxins in the air, create more ventilation and open your windows often. This practice is especially important if you are cooking or cleaning. In fact, one study found cooking even just one meal on a gas stove can actually produce levels of nitrogen dioxide in your home the EPA considers unsafe.

If you’re concerned about the return pollution from open windows, you can control air quality in a few other ways. Install a trickle vent to purify the air inside your home. An exhaust fan in the kitchen is also an essential safety component in every home. Finally, always be sure to vent any air from the bathroom to reduce excess moisture and control mold and mildew growth to minimize toxins.

Continue reading to learn what detectors can reduce toxins in the home.