According to Dr. Riegel, founder of Healthy Homes, the six most deadly environmental home hazards are Carbon Monoxide, Radon, Mold, Asbestos, and other Miscellaneous Hazards. Americans, on average, spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors, as cited by the EPA. It’s no doubt that indoor air quality is creating health effects on the rise. …
Is Indoor Air Quality the most important part of a Healthy Home?
Making a Healthy Home is so much more than eliminating mold, asbestos, and radon. It also includes ongoing maintenance for indoor air quality. Much like taking vitamins, drinking plenty of water, and going to the doctor for a checkup to keep your body healthy, it’s important to take care of your home on a regular …
Read This Before You Begin Home Renovations
Was your home built before 1970? Have you had any asbestos sampling in your home? Are you remodeling or disturbing any building materials such as walls, floors, pipes, or ducts? Are you aware of the health risks of improper asbestos removal? Over 3,000 building products contain asbestos. You cannot see, taste, or smell asbestos! The …
Are all 9×9 tiles asbestos?
It is very common for 9×9 tiles to contain asbestos. They typically contain anywhere from 1-7% asbestos, most commonly Chrysotile. Remember the ‘Rule of 9s’ that 9×9″ are 99% of the time asbestos. Asbestos is also common in 4×4″, 6×6″, and 12×12″ tiles as well as other types of linoleum and vinyl floorings. It’s rare, …
Found Mold, Asbestos, or Radon during Home Inspection?
This week on Thursday May 7, the real estate market in Michigan is opening back up. The Stay at Home orders have had a huge impact on real estate, leaving many buyers and sellers on pause for several weeks now. If you are purchasing a home, make sure you plan ahead for a complete and …
Asbestos Inspection and Asbestos Testing
When purchasing, selling, or remodeling your home, it is very important to have a professional asbestos inspection. The law requires contractors to test any suspect asbestos-containing materials (ACM) before removal. Becoming an asbestos inspector involves proper education and licensing. Click here to read more about asbestos inspection and removal. Homes built before 1970 are very …
How to Reduce Carbon Monoxide in Your Home
You probably have heard of Carbon Monoxide (CO) at some point in your life. Carbon Monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas (not to be confused with Radon) that is often found in and around your home. Carbon Monoxide can come from cars, stoves, ovens, wood burners, laundry machines, fireplaces, grills, and more. Chronic exposure to …
Finding Mold in your Home
Finding mold in your home can be alarming and quite disturbing to your environmental peace of mind! Professional and proper mold removal is our specialty here at Healthy Homes. Let’s start with the basics. Mold is a type of fungus that grows by reproducing spores which travel by air. Most molds are naturally occurring in …
Delta uniforms causing alarming health concerns for flight attendants
Last month, an article from The Guardian described some alarming reports from employees at Delta Airlines. About a year ago, the airline introduced a new style of purple uniforms for all flight attendants manufactured by Land’s End. There have been several accounts of otherwise healthy employees developing rashes, shortness of breath, and fluid in their …
‘Worrisome’ levels of lead, arsenic found in some baby foods, Consumer Reports says
USA Today published an article on toxic findings from the Consumer Reports analysis of 50 nationally distributed brands of baby foods. They found that a large percentage of baby foods contained ‘worrisome’ levels of heavy metals, organic products included in their worrisome findings. Read the article by clicking here. The danger of heavy metals is …