| Home ventilation is crucial to maintain the high air | | | | radioactive gas) is present in the house. |
| quality at home. There are so many pollutants | | | | Sometimes a very low level of radon is no |
| nowadays that are dangerous to all of us, including | | | | problem for health, so the test will tell you |
| carbon monoxide, mold and radon, that one | | | | whether the levels are ok or are too high and can |
| cannot be too careful in avoiding such pollution | | | | cause health hazards. |
| every day. There are many sources of indoor | | | | These days smoking of cigarettes has been |
| pollution, including pressed wood products that | | | | banned in all public places in most western |
| make the home furniture, various air sprays and | | | | countries and with good reason. Tobacco smoke |
| fresheners, damp carpets and various pesticides. | | | | is quite dangerous to all of us and is a serious |
| Some of the best ways to determine whether | | | | carcinogen. If there is somebody smoking in your |
| various pollutants entered the home are either by | | | | home, now it is the time to do something about it. |
| experiencing sudden physical symptoms such as | | | | Follow the lead of the government and ban indoor |
| headaches, sudden dizziness, or by noticing | | | | smoking. Your kids might just thank you for it a |
| various signs in the house. Particularly important is | | | | few years down the road. |
| strong condensation on the windows and interior | | | | An area that can be particularly hazardous to |
| walls which point to improper ventilation. Of | | | | health if not properly ventilated is the bathroom. |
| course maybe the easiest way to notice this is | | | | Mold and unhealthy steam can occur very easily |
| by feeling the stuffy air at home and by smelling | | | | after taking showers and hot baths and they not |
| weird and out of place odors. All these can raise a | | | | only damage your health (mold is considered a |
| red flag in your mind as to having a possible | | | | carcinogen as well) but also tend to destroy your |
| indoor pollution problem. | | | | wooden doors, cabinets and your walls in the long |
| Another way to test for wrong air quality is by | | | | run. Statistics show that bathrooms that have no |
| using the radon test. This particular test is quite | | | | proper ventilation need to be remodeled much |
| cheap and it tells you whether radon (a | | | | faster than those with good air flow at all times. |