VietNamNet Bridge – While other governments worldwide have set up national standards for indoor air, Vietnam, which faces serious air pollution, still does not have a set of standards. Residents are suffering as a consequence. Nguyen Ngoc Tuan and his family moved to a new apartment in Dong Anh District several months ago. Since then, Tuan has suffered from shortness of breath and headaches, while his two children cough regularly. The doctors said they have pneumonia. “My family and I were very strong before and I cannot understand why we got sick,” he said. “The doctor then told me that we lived in a bad environment with toxicity from new wooden furniture and paints.” In another case, recently, tens of people unexpectedly fainted at Big C supermarket at The Garden in Nam Tu Liem District in Hanoi. The reason, according to environmental monitoring experts, was caused by poor indoor air quality. Ngo Quoc Khanh, from the Scientific Research Institute of Labor Protection, said the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that indoor air pollution has contributed to 50 percent of diseases affecting humans. The most common pollutants indoors (houses, offices…) are mold, bacteria, dust, volatile organic compounds and microorganisms. The…