aint may contain lead.(The New Natural House Book). Most of these factors I dont believe people might not take seriously as they believe perhaps blindly that there home may not contain these dangerous substances. I dont ever recall as my parents where looking for a new house on the many occasions that we moved as I was growing up about oh yes, there is asbestos in the attic and the paint is made with lead, oh by the way I believe you may have a radon leak. If this were pointed out the Realtor would never sell the home. Although ignorance to these possible dangers exists there are methods that can be taken to insure a healthy home against these unwanted intruders. There are radon detectors that can be installed that will give warning if there is a leak present also professional companies that will conduct and inspection of a home to see if there is a problem. Also you can buy a carbon monoxide detector in a place as easy as Walmart. These detectors can give a life saving warning against this silent and invisible killer. Every factor within a home can be looked at to see if it is a possible threat to our healths. Paint can be tested for lead so that children that might be prone to eating paint chips in their exploritive demeanor might be safe from its damaging effects. Inspectors can be called in to see if our walls and attics and possibly plumbing might be laden with asbestos. Heaters and air conditioning can be checked by trained personnel to insure that they are operating properly and not emitting pollutants such as CFCs, ozone or carbon monoxide. There are many measures that can be taken to insure our safety and health against these perhaps deadly factors.I have asked my landlord as to whether any of these above factors might be present in my home and her reply was that it had been tested previously to see against the use of asbestos insulation and lead paint etc. as there was a family with small children that lived here prior to my o...
