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Indoor Air Pollution
Danger at Home

N Pon Saravanan

N Pon Saravanan is working as a Senior Technical Assistant in High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune, which is one of the pioneering research institutions under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) engaged in Research and Development of high energy materials like explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics and allied materials required by Indian Army, Navy and Airforce. His hobbies include reading books and listening to music.


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Human exposure to pollutants within home exceeds the recommended limits set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Unfortunately, indoor pollution has not been given much importance although most people spend as much as 80 – 90% of their time indoors. The health effects from indoor air pollutants may be experienced soon after exposure or, possibly, years later.


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Address for Correspondence

N Pon Saravanan,

Safety Engineering Division
High Energy Materials Research Laboratory
Sutarwadi,Pashan
Pune 411 021, India.

 


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