9 Lessons We Learned Monitoring Indoor Air Quality in 3 Locations - CNET

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. The air inside your home can impact your health just as must as the air outside. Senior Editor / Home Security and Smart Home Tracking your indoor air quality can help you know when it’s time to open a window or turn on your air purifier. Our homes provide shelter to keep us safe, but they can’t protect us from everything — especially the air we breathe when inside. Yet, knowing when your air quality is poor can be particularly challenging because it’s something you can’t see, hear or (usually) smell, but it can have a significant impact on your health. To learn more about why air quality can be poor and the health effects it can cause, three CNET wellness and smart home writers began monitoring air quality in different locations across the US. These are the most surprising facts about air quality we learned, and what experts taught us about how to improve the air we breathe. Aly lives in Reno, Ne