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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Chemical indoor air pollution is the new tobacco

The World Health Organization is now warning us that air pollution is among the top five major risk factors for developing chronic, non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular, respiratory and neurodegenerative disorders, along with tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diets and physical inactivity.1 We also know that, because we spend 90% of our time indoors, most of our exposures […]

Housing is a Human Right

Shelter is a basic need for all people, yet lack of accommodation can deny access to many. For people with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), the use of chemicals, fragrances, smoke and exposure to things like pesticides and traffic exhaust can make a space inaccessible. For people with this disability, this reality significantly limits the options for housing that remain. Proximity […]