We spend 90 per cent of our time indoors, and yet the quality of the air we breathe in our homes, workplaces and schools is largely unmeasured and unregulated.
Last week the NSW Parliament inquiry on clean indoor air published its final report, and it’s great to see The Australian Academy of Science’s recommendations and evidence extensively cited.
The report opens with a powerful quote from Academy Fellow D/Prof Lidia Morawska:
“Every drop of water we drink from the tap – its quality is highly regulated. Every piece of food we take to our mouths – its quality is highly regulated. Indoor air – which we take into our lungs 12 times a minute – is not regulated at all. That needs to change.”
Indoor air quality is a solvable problem – science shows us how:
╰┈➤ https://science.org.au/our-focus/flagship-initiatives/indoor-air
