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Heavy Metal.
No I am not talking about Metallica or Slayer, this blog is about another type of heavy metal, Lead. I read an article recently about Lead in our homes. it got me thinking back to the lead scare. Lead was every where, it was in our paint, in our children’s toys, and in our air. But lately the lead topic has fallen on the way side of more pressing issues in the country, but I believe it is still very important that we urge homeowners and parents to have there house’s tested for this Heavy Metal. The use of Lead based paints was all banned during 1978. But parents and homeowners need to understand that lead can still be found in your home. The EPA stated that to reduce the amount of lead exposure, is to have your home checked, and have yoru children checked as well. The reason kids are such a main issue to lead, is the fact that there growign bodies absorbe everything, stuff they touch, drink eat. and breath.
Lead can enter your home through many different ways. Lead can be found in your water because the solder used by the plumbers has lead in it thus gettign into your water supply. Another way lead can be let into your home is if your bringing it in. I am not saying your bringing it in to your home on purpose, but if you work some where that may have lead dust in the air or deal with lead it can be trapt in your cloths. Also lead can be found in your dishes, porcleian can leak lead into your childrens food.
Lead is used still today in processing materials. Thus why it is still very important to take precautions in your home against lead. Get a water filter for your home water, if you do not already have one. It is a good idea to have your children teasted for lead through a blood sample. As well have your home tested because you don’t want Heavy Metal around your kids. Click here to learn more about Lead Poisoning
Radon Is a Killer, Respect It, Test For It.
Radon, It is know as the silent killer and for a good reason. Its a odorless, colorless, radioactive gas that can enter into your home. Radon is produced through the break down of uranium in the soil which most of the time si located under homes foundations. It as well is the secound leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. Home owners and homebuyers should always test there homes for Radon. Studies do shows that most of Colorado’s counties are potential areas for high Radon. The EPA’s zone map of Colorado shows most of the counties in the Zone 1 levels. Which is the zone that the EPA recomends the homeowners to take action. Click here to go to the EPA’s Map of Colorado.
Because radon levels are influenced by a variety of factors—soil type and moisture, how “tight” the home is, type of heating and ventilation system, movement of air and groundwater, air pressure, and lifestyle behavior of the occupants—the only way to know if a home has elevated levels of radon is to test it. This table was pulled from an Artical about Radon In the Home Click here to go there.
Table 1: Radon risk if you have never smoked (Developed by the EPA). Radon
LevelIf 1,000 people who never smoked were exposed to this level over a lifetime
The risk of cancer from radon exposure compares to WHAT TO DO 20 pCi/L* about 36 people could get lung cancer 35 times the risk of drowning Fix your home. 10 pCi/L* about 18 people could get lung cancer 20 times the risk of dying in a home fire Fix your home. 8 pCi/L* about 15 people could get lung cancer 4 times the risk of dying ina fall Fix your home. 4 pCi/L* about 7 people could get lung cancer The risk of dying in a car crash. Fix your home. 2 pCi/L* about 4 people could get lung cancer The risk of dying of poison. Consider fixing between 2 and 4 pCi/L 1.3 pCi/L* about 2 people could get lung cancer Average indoor radon level. (Reducing radon levels below
2 pCi/L is difficult.)0.4 pCi/L* Average outdoor radon level. (Reducing radon levels below
2 pCi/L is difficult.)*pCi/L: picocuries of radon per liter of air
NOTE: If you are a former smoker, your risk may be higher.Mold Attack!
Mold is attacking! It’s on the loose running rampant and intruding into homes with the help of moisture and water. It’s about that time when water damage to homes can happen. With the snow/ water run off, and the dropping temptres. It can lead to broken pipes in walls and basements that have become flooded. So this is a perfect time for a blog about Mold. Water is a very trick thing to contain because often times people don’t notice they have a leak until their standing inwater up to their ankles. Water flows to the path of least resistance so it goes down which is were most of our basements are located. And when it flows it flows! Whether its from a frozen pipe or a flow of outside water, water intrusion can be costly and lead to indoor health hazards.
When water finds its way into your home it is best to call a professional right away to take care of the problem, whether it is the broken pipe, or the 6 inches of water in your basement. Most water restoration contractors have direct lines to a plumber so if you call them, they will most likely dispatch someone to your home to assess the leak and fix it. Now, with the water in your basement how do you get rid of it? The water restoration companies will most likely look at what type of water came into the home, because different water can have different types of clean up. If its’ water from a pipe such as a clean water source chances of it containing bacteria is very low. But you don’t want to let it sit for longer then 24 hours. Now if it’s a broken sewage pipe or its outside brown water IE( flood water, snow run off) it needs to be cleaned up immediately and most of the contacted area’s will need to be removed due to possible bacteria exposure.
Mold can cause a host of many different health hazards for you and your family. Headaches, bleeding from your nose, shortness of breathe, or hard time getting enough oxygen. Mold spores don’t get flung into the air unless they are disturbed. That’s why its very important to not handle mold, move or touch it because doing so can contaminate more areas of your home. When mold is present in the air it will be breathed in by anyone around the contaimneated area and can lead to problems with your lungs. One known mold called Aspergillus Niger can cause webbing in your lung which can lead to suffocation.
Mold is more common then most homeowners would like to beileive so its very crucial to your family’s health and your own health to take the right percautions and ether have it professionally removed. If you are unsure if a water intrusion has caused an indoor air quality problem hire a mold professional to have the indoor air of your home tested. Don’t be a victim of a mold attack.
Click here to find out more about mold and water damage.
Times are changing
”Times are Changing”, yes, Bob Dylan said it best times are changing so lets look at what has. Every day, every month, and every year things are consistently changing nothing is ever the same actually the only thing that remains the same is change. It is one variable in our lives that will never change. So with these waves of change we have seen many wired and innovative inventions, trends, as well ideals. So lets focus on the last decade up until now. Music, life, and the internet have now changed the way we interact with each other. Its now a social highway of online face book accounts with every answer you could want just a click away and 10 M bps will take you there. Are life’s have become virtual, are friends are now digital, if we want to experience something real or authentic, it has to be initiated buy us and for us. With innovative items such as the mp3′s, Ipods,and Ipads. Our phones are now are allies in trying to control the massive data down loads that have become our way of life. If ten years ago you told someone that your phone would be able to surf the web, look at your emails and play music they would think ” is this person for real”. But it happened it changed on us our society can be seen as a living breathing being. With trends that make us look in aw, and ones that parents don’t much care for, IE (gauges, piercings, tattoos). But for them its their authenticity, because in a world like today to make your self different is cool, to understand that not everybody is the same and that we are all different and we bring our own unique set of variables to the table.
Here is band that is notorious for bring a new style to music innovators of new music.(OK GO) Just click here to watch there video
New York Giants Leap
Now we told ourselves we wouldn’t watch the Superbowl due to the fact our beloved Broncos would not be staring in it, but if you couldn’t resist you probably turned on the T.V. and found that the Big game on Sunday was the last big breath of the NFL season. Now NFL fans shouldn’t be mad at this because this sudden realization also came with the satisfaction that the ever winning duo that is Belichick and Brady where stopped last night by the New York Giants. The game was actually really good both teams played well and it was nice to see a franchise team get beat by a team that’s record was about 9 to 7. As for Eli Manning he is defiently someone who deserves to win the Superbowl. He no longer follows in his older brothers shadow but cast his own, and leading the Giants to Two Championships that’s going to be a pretty big shadow. Yes, Sunday was a day of excitment, food, and drinks. But the Superbowl is more then that many people around the world watch the Superbowl not only for the game or the halftime show. But also for the commercials it seems that this pastime has made another pastime in its wake. I know a few people who watched this years Superbowl just for the commercials. Its funny how stuff like that works out its become as much about the tailgating parties,as watching marketers try their best in 30 seconds to make an impression on the viewers. Most of the time they do a really good job. Click here to watch top ten Superbowl adds.
Below Is a Picture of Tom Coughlin (Head Coach) and Eli Manning (QuaterBack), with Vince Lombardi Trophy.
- February 06, 2012
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