According to the National Institutes of Health, hormone disruptors and toxins like flame retardants in electronics and furniture, plastic additives, pesticides, dyes in fabrics, and PFAS can be slowly released into your home’s air and settle into dust that you breathe in. This can increase the risk of low-birth-weight children, higher LDL cholesterol levels, a lower response to some vaccines, a higher risk of kidney, breast and testicular cancer, and fatigue.

Cleaning Up Your Environment

One way to reduce exposure to these toxins is to regularly use a robotic vacuum, which can help decrease the amount of air- and dust-borne pollutants in your home. Ensuring good water quality is another way to upgrade your indoor environment. Using a double carbon or a reverse osmosis filter can remove microplastics, chlorine, and PFAS as well as bacteria, lead and other contaminants from old pipes.

Original reporting: Texarkana Gazette — read the source article.