8-16.
Reduce indoor allergen levels.
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8-16. | |
Reduce indoor allergen levels. |
Target and baseline:
|
Objective |
Allergen |
1998–99 |
2010 |
|
Number of Homes (in millions) |
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|
8-16a. |
Group I dust mite allergens that exceed 2 micrograms per gram of dust in the bed |
36.3 |
29.0 |
|
8-16b. |
Group I dust mite allergens that exceed 10 micrograms per gram of dust in the bed |
18.6 |
14.9 |
|
8-16c. |
German cockroach allergens that exceed 0.1 microgram per gram of dust in the bed |
4.7 |
3.8 |
Target setting method: 20 percent improvement.
Data source: National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing, NIEHS, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.