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You can go a long way by just not polluting your own house with VOCs, as mentioned in other comments here. Basically, you have to abstain from most "cleaning"
by forgotmypw17 5y ago
You can go a long way by just not polluting your own house with VOCs, as mentioned in other comments here.
Basically, you have to abstain from most "cleaning" products, new furniture, and ... something else, I think?
- fighterpilot 5y agoWait, what's the thing with cleaning products? Do dish detergents and surface cleaners create VOCs?
- Sunspark 5y agoA lot of people like to use "fabric softeners" that are heavily fragranced, and they also like to purchase plug-in oil wick "air fresheners" that soak into every porous surface as well as your lungs. This is in addition to the regular stuff. So it's not just VOCs anymore, but also HAPs--hazardous air pollutants. Example, those clip-in auto air vent air fresheners that people buy for their cars. Spend 20 minutes in that person's car, notice how the next day your clothing still smells strongly of the oil-based air freshener. You were also inhaling that. And this is somehow perfectly fine?
- binkHN 5y agoI use an air monitor from Awair. Every time I cook at home, the VOCs go up tremendously. Should I stop cooking?
- MengerSponge 5y agoYou should use a range hood, or you should have much better kitchen ventilation.
- binkHN 5y agoI have a range hood. I haven't compared the VOCs when using it or not, but I can tell you they are rather high even with it.
- r00fus 5y agoIs it a recirculating hood or does it vent outside, and do you have a gas range/oven?
- binkHN 5y agoGas and it vents outside.
- MengerSponge 5y agoAirflow is hard, but any combination of fan isn't powerful enough, too far away, or a strong cross-current (from A/C, say) will prevent the hood from moving enough waste outside
- mcny 5y agoDoes the hood vent outside? Or does it throw air right above your face? I think we are supposed to change the filter in a range hood every so often but I’ve never done that even once in my life nor do I know anyone who has… I didn’t think of it until one time I was in the kitchen of a restaurant. Those are real hoods with a really good suction capacity.
- binkHN 5y agoIt vents outside.
- forgotmypw17 5y agoYou may want to stop frying things in oil, perhaps?
- binkHN 5y agoEven just putting food in the oven, without using the cooktop or oil, will cause VOCs to spike.
- forgotmypw17 5y agoI think that all VOCs are not created equal, also.