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The Healthy Home Handbook: All You Need to Know to Rid Your Home of Health and Safety Hazards
In The Healthy Home Handbook, John Warde, the former home-improvement columnist for The New York Times, answers the most frequently asked questions about asbestos, lead, radon, and formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds (VOCs):
* How harmful are these substances, exactly?
* What steps can you take to test your home yourself?
* What remedies are possible?
* How can you obtain professional help?
The Healthy Home Handbook also tells you everything you need to know to:
* Protect against the dangers of carbon monoxide
* Reduce and eliminate household allergies
* Access old wiring and safeguard electrical systems
* Improve ventilation
* Eliminate dampness
* Silence unwanted noise
* Get rid of fire hazards
* Ensure against falls and other accidents
* Make your home safer for children
* Increase comfort and accessibility for elderly and disabled occupants
* How harmful are these substances, exactly?
* What steps can you take to test your home yourself?
* What remedies are possible?
* How can you obtain professional help?
The Healthy Home Handbook also tells you everything you need to know to:
* Protect against the dangers of carbon monoxide
* Reduce and eliminate household allergies
* Access old wiring and safeguard electrical systems
* Improve ventilation
* Eliminate dampness
* Silence unwanted noise
* Get rid of fire hazards
* Ensure against falls and other accidents
* Make your home safer for children
* Increase comfort and accessibility for elderly and disabled occupants
388 pages, Paperback
First published February 18, 1997
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