Until the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us didn't think about indoor air very much, if at all. But healthy buildings expert Joseph Allen has been studying indoor air for years. He says that since we spend 90% of lives inside, we need to do more to make our offices, homes, and schools places were we can breathe easy.
Guest: Joseph Allen, Associate Professor of Exposure Assessment Science, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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To read reports from Joseph Allen and his colleagues, visit ForHealth.org.
Music in this episode:
Ketsa – Sabre
Blue Dot Sessions – Milkwood
Blue Dot Sessions – Calisson
Ketsa – Onwards Upwards
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