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KEEP ITCONTAMINANT-FREE
Steps to a Healthier Home
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
IDENTIFY at least four contaminants in the home and strategies to prevent, contain or control them.
DESCRIBE at least four ways that contaminants get into the home.
IDENTIFY at least three health effects and their associated contaminant.
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CONTAMINANT BUYING DECISIONS
INTENTIONALLY BRING IN:
• Tobacco Smoke• Pesticides• Volatile Organic Comp.• Mercury• Asbestos• Meth Labs
ALONG FOR THE RIDE:
• Bedbugs and Mice• Cockroaches• Mice• Formaldehyde• Lead
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SECOND-HAND SMOKEPag
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TOBACCO SPIKES IN PARTICLE LEVELS
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WHY AVOID SECOND-HAND SMOKE:
Children’s Health EffectsAdult Health Effects60% of US population has biological evidence of exposure
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SMOKE-FREE HOME RULES:STATE PERFORMANCE
92-93 98-99 2003 % Increase
Total 43.2% 60.2% 72.2% 67.1%
Max. 69.6% 81.1% 88.8% 107.9%
Min. 25.7% 38.9% 53.4% 27.6%
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SMOKE-FREE HOUSING POLICIESSmoke Free Saves Property Owners
Money
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SMOKE-FREE HOUSING POLICIES
Increase DemandDecrease Fires/Potential Insurance DiscountReduce Tenant Conflict
Other benefits
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SMOKE-FREE HOUSING POLICY
Policy ApproachesVoluntary / Grassroots Efforts Low Income Housing Tax CreditDisclosure
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SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS
Smoke-free policies work best if coupled with cessation resources
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VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Air FreshenersCleaning ProductsSprays & CoatingsFormaldehydeCarpetsVinyl FloorsDrywallHobbiesHome Maintenance
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VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDSConcentration of VOC’s can be 2-5 times greater in the home.
During or immediately after paint stripping activities, VOC levels can be 1,000 times higher than outdoors.
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WHY AVOID VOCS?
Potential health effects of VOCs:• Eye, nose, throat irritation• Headaches, nausea, coordination• Liver, kidney, and brain damage• Some can cause cancers• Child development
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VOC- AND SVOC-EMISSIONS FROM ADHESIVES, FLOOR COVERINGS AND COMPLETE FLOOR STRUCTURES [12]
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REDUCE POTENTIAL SOURCES Don’t use it if you
don’t have to. Substitute a
better product
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STEPS TO CONTROL VOCS
Control the sourceVentilate
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THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATIONS
BuildingsProducts and Services
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INDUSTRY STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS
Understand the Motivations & Research the OptionsExamplesOther Programs
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TRACK EMERGING ISSUES
Healthyhomes.net listserve:[email protected]
Phthalates from Vinyl Products
Sulfur from Chinese Drywall
Cadmium in Jewelry?
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AND THEN WE HAVE METH LABS . . .
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METH LABSHealth & Safety Hazards
ExplosiveFlammableToxicCaustic
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KEY MESSAGESIt is easier to prevent exposure to contaminants then it is to remove them and treat their effects.Should contamination occur: control, contain, and clean-up.Contaminants are not always detectable by our senses.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
IDENTIFY at least four contaminants in the home and strategies to prevent, contain or control them.
DESCRIBE at least four ways that contaminants get into the home.
IDENTIFY at least three health effects and their associated contaminant.
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