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My House Is Killing Me! by Jeffrey C. May (2001, Hardcover, Illustrated) 
My House Is Killing Me! by Jeffrey C. May (2001, Hardcover, Illustrated)

 
My House Is Killing Me! by Jeffrey C. May (2001, Hardcover, Illustrated)

Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
Publication Date: 2001-10-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0801867290
ISBN-13: 9780801867293
Product ID: EPID1913529
Description: Old Victorian houses may be too chilly and drafty for some, but according to this book, a high rate of outdoor air replacement is key to keeping a house free of mold, bacteria, and all the other icky things that aggravate allergies and a...
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Synopsis
Old Victorian houses may be too chilly and drafty for some, but according to this book, a high rate of outdoor air replacement is key to keeping a house free of mold, bacteria, and all the other icky things that aggravate allergies and asthma. Jeffrey C. May discusses where most of the problems lie: in the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning) system of the average home. The book's microscopically enhanced photographs of carpet beetles, wool moths, and book lice (psocids) are creepy enough to get even the laziest reader up and cleaning like mad. Then there's actinomycetes, tubular organisms that grow like mold and eat dust, and that's not even covering inorganic problems, such as the off-gassing of carpets and furniture (where that "new carpet smell" comes from), paint, auto exhaust leaking in from the garage, and so on. May is a professional "indoor air investigator" and the frank and easy manner in which he discusses the entire spectrum of possible problems ultimately proves reassuring. As bad as the situation one's own situation may seem, he's seen worse, and he's fixed it.

Details
Publication Date:2001-10-01
Edition Description:Illustrated

Size
Length:338 pages
Height:9.3 in
Width:6.3 in
Thickness:1.2 in
Weight:23.2 oz

Publisher's Note
Explores the different areas of the home, including bedrooms, kitchens, basements that may be causing health problems due to allergies and asthma, and describes the problems that can be caused by heating and cooling systems.

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