Indoor air quality Primer

How Safe is the Air Inside Your Home?

Indoor air qualityPaints, solvents, cleansers, disinfectants, air fresheners, pesticides, nicotine, glue...the list of chemicals in our homes goes on and on. Even low concentrations of these can irritate your eyes, nose and throat; cause headaches, loss of coordination and nausea; and can damage the liver, kidneys and the central nervous system. Children and older people are particularly vulnerable. So are pets. In fact, they are often the ones who show signs of illness first.

RTK Environmental Group can find out if there are dangerous levels of chemicals in your home, including radon, carbon monoxide, nicotine and particles from furnaces and wood-burning fireplaces or stoves. We also can test for common asthma triggers such as dust mites and insects cells. We'll tell you how to eliminate them and how to keep future household chemical contamination under control.

RADON: The Second Leading Cause of Lung Cancer

Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, is extremely hazardous to your health. Because 90 percent of the land in north east is likely to have elevated randon levels, every home should be tested for radon.