Indoor air pollution from perfumes, fragrances and its remedies measures

Abstract

Nowadays, a variety of products is available in the market for the consumer to also perfume and fragrance the air in rooms and offices. The adverse effect of indoor air pollution is twice as much dangerous as outdoor air pollution but we are not aware about
poor indoor air quality or taking it lightly and avoiding it. A number of health issues are often caused due to inhaling poor indoor air quality. The environmental air pollution and indoor air pollution are inseparably linked, as well as people spend around 90% of their
time staying indoors. Since air pollutants in the home are almost invisible to our eyes, it is, however, important to keep a check on the air quality. The majority of fragrances are produced from perfumes, room freshener, various sprays, paints, cleaning agents, soaps,
mosquito coils, insecticides & pesticides spray, incense sticks, diya's and poojan formalities etc. come from petroleum products, and many of them have not been actually tested to see when inhaled, there are any adverse health effects in humans. Present study to
focus on some best air indoor purifying plants such as snake plant, spider plant, leace lily, bamboo palm, Areca palm & money plant etc. that are found to be effective in cleaning various pollutants from the air. Therefore, keeping in mind present scenario it is
recommended to keep certain indoor plants to overcome indoor air pollution especially in metro cities. Even after the covid pandemic, a number of people are suffering from lung disorders.