-mo ing ir
ir fre heners, hair
pr y , hou ehold chemic I ,
pe ticide ,building m terial
nd pint upplie 11 con-
tribute to indoor ir pollu­
tion. Improperly adju ted
non-electric furnaces ater
be ter nd stove can give
off h z rdou carbon
mono ide. Firepl ces, ood
roves, utomobile exhaust
from n attached garage and
tob ceo mo e c n al 0
rele e c rbon mono ide and
other chemical into the ir
in ide your home. If your
home i "tight" a little bit of
ny of the e pollutant can
cue problem with your
thm or cue other health
problem in individuals ho
don't have thma.
lit of ir
tel do
or ir pollurion?
er: Scientific me ure­
ment of ir pollut nt e cept
for r don i di fficult nd e -
pen ive. It i
to improve
reduce the mount of pol­
lut nt produced hen you
usp ct problem exi t in­
te d of obt ining ctu I
me urem nt of ir qu lity.
Here re orne tip on ho to
do thi: ."
I tip. obviou Iy,
appl ic in moderate
e t er, e I e open
OED
Call (313) 7 6-3333
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om
indo that his a a, the
cont minated indoor air d
rep] ce it i th fre b air also
c rrie a ay beat. In talla­
tion of be t exch nger can
belp ve the heat inside .1be
bo e on cold day hile al-
10 ing the _ me ir change
tbat could be provided by an
open indo. Your he ting
nd air-condi tioning contrac­
tor can elp you decide if a
beat e changer would be
co t-effective for you. The
U.S. Environmental Protec­
tion Agency and the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety
Commi ion have Jointly
written a helpful booklet
about thi problem called
"The Inside Story: A Guide to
Indoor A" Quality." It is
available from the U.S
Government Prinring Ofuce,
Super inte ndcn t of Docu­
ments. Public Documents
Distribution Center, Pueblo,
Color do 81009. You may
find it additional informa­
tion beneficial in oIving
- your indoor air pollution
problems. .
"Family Medicine" is a
eekiy column. John C. Wolf,
D. O. is the Associate Profes­
sor of Family Medicine at
Ohio University College of
Osteopathic Medicine.
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