The chief sources of air pollution in homes were the fumes originating from ordinary products such as cleaning compounds, moth repellents, building materials, fuels, deodorizers, and disinfectants, as well as chemicals from dry - cleaned clothes and new synthetic upholstery.
Koduse õhusaaste põhilised allikad olid aurud, mis pärinesid sellistest tavalistest toodetest nagu puhastus - ja koitõrjevahendid, ehitusmaterjalid, kütteained, desodorandid ning desinfektsioonivahendid, peale selle rõivaste keemilises puhastuses kasutatavad ained ja uued sünteetilised polsterdised.