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The healthy home : simple truths to protect your family from hidden household dangers / Dave Wentz and Dr. Myron Wentz ; with Donna K. Wallace.

Wentz, Dave. (Author). Wallace, Donna K. (Added Author). Wentz, Myron, 1940- (Added Author).

Summary:

"Did you know?...We poison our children and pets to kill a fly...We get a dose of antibiotics every day--whether we have a prescription or not...We need Hazmat suits to clean up a broken energy-efficient CFL light bulb. In 'The Healthy Home' father-and-son team Dr. Myron Wentz and Dave Wentz walk readers room-by-room through a typical house, pointing out the surprising health risks posed by everyday products and behaviors of any modern family..."--Dust jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1593156553
  • ISBN: 9781593156558
  • ISBN: 9781593156886
  • Physical Description: xiii, 284 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Vanguard Press, [2011]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Welcome -- The bedroom. There's the rub ; The body electric! ; Sleepytime ; Simple solutions summary -- The bathroom. Let's get personal ; Bright., white, and pearly ; Don't be a dope ; Simple solutions summary -- The kitchen. For the love of food ; Let's get cooking ; Drink up! ; Simple solutions summary -- Living areas. Clean living ; High tech, high risk ; Simple solution summary -- The garage and yard. Gremlins in the garage ; Going green in your yard ; Simple solutions summary.
Subject:
Architecture, Domestic > Health aspects.
Environmental health.
Health risk assessment.
Home economics > Environmental aspects.
Household appliances.
Household supplies > Toxicology.
Housekeeping > Environmental aspects.
Houses > Health aspects.
Housing and health.
Indoor air pollution > Prevention.
Natural products.

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  • 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

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