We recently came across some pretty useful information on the Flagler Organics blog. Their “Cost of an Unheathy Office” post states that:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that: – medical care for major illnesses resulting from indoor air pollution cost more than $1 billion annually – lost productivity from those illnesses cost between $4.7 and $5.4 billion each year – lost productivity and increased sick leave time as a result of indoor-air-quality-related illnesses costs as high as $60 billion per year

We also found the same (uncited) information here and here. After scouring the EPA website, calling around and Googling away, we still can’t find the exact source of these EPA stats. Could you please help us out by letting us know if you’ve found the source?

Thanks in advance!

Tags: EPA, health, iAQ, productivity

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