Wildfire smoke season is upon us, and it’s a good reminder to keep indoor air clean when there’s pollution outside. But keeping indoor air clean is not just something we should do on a smoky day. Air pollution can also be a problem inside your home, especially if there’s not good ventilation. In fact, most of our exposure to air pollution comes from indoors!
Most folks don’t know about indoor air pollution, so we’ve created short videos and graphics in many languages to help people living in King County learn why clean indoor air is important to good health. It’s especially vital information for anyone who has asthma, is pregnant, or lives near a highway, airport, or other high-pollution areas.
What is indoor air pollution?
Learn how air pollution can sneak into your home, and how it contributes to health problems like asthma, heart disease, and dementia.
Video also vailable in the following languages: Arabic | Chinese, Japanese | Korean | Marshallese | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog/Filipino | Tigrinya, Ukrainian | Vietnamese.
Where does indoor air pollution come from?
Find out some common sources of air pollution and simple ways you can limit exposure to pollution in your home.
Vido also available in the following languages: Tagalog | Vietnamese | Arabic | Khmer | Somali | Amharic | Spanish | Chinese
How to breath better at home
This infographic guide illustrates where sources of air pollution can be found in each room of a home and provides more detailed guidance about how to clean the air, room-by-room. This resources is also available in the following languages on the Public Health: Seattle and King Conty website: Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Korean, Somali, Amharic, Arabic, French, Ukrainian, Russian.
More ways to improve indoor air
- Learn how to improve indoor air in homes, businesses, schools, and other places where people gather indoors: Indoor air quality.
- Learn about HEPA air filters, box fan filters, HVAC systems, and other technologies that can help clean indoor air: Technologies to improve indoor air quality.
- For detailed tips: Strategies to improve indoor air quality.
