More lives are lost to indoor air pollution issues than alcohol-related car accidents in the United States each year
IAQ has been identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the five most urgent environmental risks to public health. In fact, more lives are lost to indoor air pollution issues than alcohol-related car accidents in the United States each year. The National Cancer Institute estimates that radon gas was the cause of between 15,000 and 22,000 lung cancer deaths in 2010.
Globally, it is estimated that indoor air pollution is the cause of 1.6 million deaths each year.