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If you'ie fiom 0tah, you'ie piobably useu to seeing the Bivision of Aii Quality's
health aleits announcing ieu aii uays, when aii pollution gets so bau that citizens
aie auviseu to stay inuoois anu limit outsiue activity. The Baily Beialu uiu a piece
yesteiuay on how
pooi outuooi aii
quality can not only
haim humans but pets
anu othei animals as
well. Appaiently, cats
anu small uogs aie
just as susceptible to
alleigens as well as
bionchitis, asthma,
anu othei lung anu
iespiiatoiy issues.

0ne 0tah Countiy
iesiuent expiesseu
concein that hei cat Nia's asthma seemeu to get woise, even when she stays insiue.
She's ceitainly on to something-as we've uiscusseu at length on oui blog, insiue
spaces like homes anu offices can have unseen molu, uust mites, fungus, anu othei
pollutants that seep in fiom the outsiue anu get tiappeu uue to pooi ventilation
systems.

In fact, one local ieseaich piofessoi has spent almost ten yeais measuiing the
abunuance anu effects of inuooi aii pollution, anu iesults aie none too comfoiting.
Ranuy Naitin is an Enviionmental Engineeiing Piofessoi at 0tah State 0niveisity
who stuuies paiticulate pollution foi a living. Bis extensive ieseaich has ievealeu a
numbei of impoitant finuings, incluuing:

! Ammonium nitiate volatilizes quickly upon going inuoois, anu can
cause nausea, vomiting, gastiic iiiitation, uizziness, heauaches, hypeitension,
uepiession, faintness anu fatigue, anu mental impaiiment.
! The haimful paiticles in 0tah's aii uissolve when it's hot out, explaining why
ieu aii uays usually take place in the wintei months.
! In iegions like 0tah, high-quality aii filtiationcleaning systems aie a
necessaiy component of any battle against bau aii.
! Inuooi aii contains, on aveiage, about 2S% of paiticle pollution measuieu
outsiue. This numbei can go up oi uown uepenuing on the piesence oi lack
of aii filteis anu goou ventilation.

If you live in 0tah oi anothei iegion with notoiiously pooi aii quality, uon't fiet:
Piemieie Enviionmental's state-of-the-ait aii cleaning system is moie than qualifieu
to take on the task.

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