Healthy Homes, Healthy Kids : Protecting Your Children From Everyday Environmental Hazards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vitale, Charity.

Contributor:

Schoemaker, Joyce.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing and health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Island Press, 2013.

Summary:

This comprehensive and authoritative handbook, written by scientists, identifies many hazards that parents tend to overlook. It translates technical, scientific information into an accessible how-to guide to help parents protect children from even the most toxic substances.

Contents:

Intro

About Island Press

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Part 1. The Healthy Playroom

CHAPTER 1 Limiting Lead Paint and Dust

CHAPTER 2 Ridding Your Home of Radon

CHAPTER 3 Controlling Crumbling Asbestos

CHAPTER 4 Getting Rid of Toxic Art Materials

Part 2. The Healthy Yard

CHAPTER 5 Maintaining a Chemical-Free Yard

CHAPTER 6 Keeping Biting Pests at Bay

CHAPTER 7 Breathing Defensively Outdoors

CHAPTER 8 Sunning Safely

Part 3. The Healthy Meal

CHAPTER 9 Purging Pesticides from Produce

CHAPTER 10 Reducing Hazards in Poultry, Fish, and Milk

CHAPTER 11 Subtracting Additives from Processed Foods

CHAPTER 12 Curbing Contaminants in Water

Part 4. The Healthy Nap

CHAPTER 13 Reducing Harmful Gases

CHAPTER 14 Battling Bio-Nasties

CHAPTER 15 Avoiding Electromagnetic Fields

Part 5. The Healthy Cleanup

CHAPTER 16 Choosing Safer Household Products

CHAPTER 17 Eradicating Indoor Pests Safely

CHAPTER 18 Disposing of Hazardous Household Products

Appendix: EPA Regional Offices

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Authors

Board of Directors.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781610912778

1610912772

OCLC:

1244624211