7 Unsuspecting Air Pollutants in Your Home

1.The Kitchen Stove
Did you know that your kitchen stove is the main contributor of excess nitrogen in your home?  Yes!...when you're cooking, especially if it is a gas stove, your stove can bring you in contact with  really unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide. Too much nitrogen dioxide is bad for the respiratory system, increasing the risk of asthma attacks and other respiratory illness. You can prevent this from happening by properly ventilating your stove. 2.Ozone-Generating Air Purifiers
We use air purifiers in our homes to purify the air but the fact of the matter is that they sometimes can do just the opposite. Purifiers that emit ozone, a harsh and respiratory system irritant and the main ingredient in smog, can cause you health problems and possibly health damage. Ozone, in excessive amounts, can scar lung tissue, bring on asthma attacks, cause you to have bouts of coughing and lead to permanent damage that could shorten your life.  I recommend that you don't buy an air purifier that emits ozone. See EPA...for more on "ozone-generating machines.
3.Cockroaches 
The droppings, body parts, and saliva of cockroaches can be asthma triggers. Certain proteins, called allergens, are found in cockroach feces and saliva and can bring on allergic reactions, or trigger asthma symptoms, in some people. Traditional pesticides can pollute our ground water, our eco-system as well as the air we inhale. Why not try and keep the house cleaner, making sure that no food is left out in the open , to attract bugs.
4. Laser Printers 
Some type of laser printers used in offices and homes release tiny particles of toner-like material into the air that could pose a pulmonary health threat to office workers, if inhaled. These particles are minute enough to enter the lungs, causing damage equal to inhaled cigarette smoke. Instead, why not print less, or if you do have to print, ventilate the area.
5.Drapes 
Dust mites are the number one reason for indoor allergies and asthma.  Drapes attract dust mites.  Dust mites are related to spiders and ticks but are microscopic, naked to the eye. An easy solution to eliminate, or even reduce dust mites, would be to install window blinds instead of drapes, as this switch would cut down on dust mites' habitat. 
6.Incense
Burning incense emits airborne contaminants as well as benzene and carbon monoxide, two dangerous gases.  Studies show a link between heavy exposure to incense smoke and cancer, asthma, and skin irritation. It's best either to stop totally stop burning incense, or make sure that you  ventilate the room when you burn incense.
7.Spackling
If your spackling compound used for filling holes in walls  has been stored around the house, it may  contain asbestos, says the American Lung Association.  You can find many home-building asbestos products are you home, including roofing and flooring materials, wall and pipe insulation, spackling compounds, cement, coating materials, heating equipment, and acoustic insulation. These products are a potential problem indoors only if the asbestos-containing material is disturbed and becomes airborne, or when it disintegrates with age.  If your home was built before the mid-80's, it could contain asbestos.  You can either hire professional asbestos abatement contractors to investigate or consider installing ¼-inch drywall over the existing ceiling.  This is less expensive, but will require that the old ceiling be well sealed so as to avoid the risk that it will become friable in the future.