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Carol · a chemist, 30 years in a testing lab The Non-Toxic Home
A chemist's room-by-room checklist

Nearly 1 in 15 homes has a gas you can't see or smell. The only way to know is to test.

I'm Carol. I spent about thirty years in a testing lab, looking at water, paint, dust and air from ordinary homes. Most homes were fine. When something was wrong, it was usually one of the same few things, and nobody had checked. This ebook walks you through your house room by room: what really matters, what doesn't, what the EPA, CDC and FDA say, and the cheap fixes that work. No scare stories. No brands.

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I. The problem

Every week there's a new list of things in your kitchen that will hurt you. None of them tells you what to check first.

Pans, plastic, shampoo, candles, the water. When everything sounds dangerous, nothing gets fixed. Meanwhile the things the agencies actually put numbers on go unchecked: radon, which the EPA calls the second leading cause of lung cancer; carbon monoxide, which the CDC says kills more than 400 Americans a year in poisonings not linked to fires; lead from old paint and old pipes; and two ordinary cleaners mixed under the same sink.

Most of what matters is cheap to fix. A test kit. A detector by the bedrooms. Cold water from the tap. A fan you already have. You just need someone to tell you which things, in which order.

"Before you worry about something, find out how big it is. A result without a number is a rumor."
II. What's inside

27 chapters. Seven parts. Every room in the house, and the water.

Every chapter has what I saw in the lab, the numbers from the agencies, and one thing to do this week. The numbers come from the EPA, the CDC, the FDA and the European Union's own regulations, never from my memory.

Part 1 · How a chemist reads a risk (3 chapters)

Every risk has a size, what "banned in Europe" really means, and the few labels that actually mean something.

Part 2 · The kitchen (6 chapters)

Cans and BPA, nonstick pans without the panic, plastic and the microwave, the gas stove and the air you cook in, the whitener Europe took out of food, and lead at the kitchen tap.

Part 3 · Under the sink (4 chapters)

The one rule about bleach, air fresheners and that "clean" smell, how a chemist cleans her own house, and the old cans in the garage.

Part 4 · The bathroom (4 chapters)

Mold, the two lists of banned cosmetic ingredients, the word "fragrance", and glitter and microbeads.

Part 5 · Living room and bedrooms (3 chapters)

That new-furniture smell, old paint and small children, and the detector by every bedroom.

Part 6 · Basement, garage and walls (4 chapters)

Radon, asbestos, the garage, and water damage and the 48-hour rule.

Part 7 · Your water (3 chapters) and appendices

Reading your water report, PFAS in tap water, and private wells. At the back: a room-by-room checklist to print, every number in one place, and who to call.

III. What this book isn't

Not a scare book. Not medical advice. Not a shopping list.

You won't find a single brand in it, and I won't tell you to throw out your kitchen. When something is "banned in Europe," I show you the European rule and what the American agency says, side by side, and let you decide. When the evidence is thin, I say so. For symptoms or worries about exposure, I tell you to talk to your doctor, because I'm a chemist, not a physician.

How it usually goes
  • A new scary video every week
  • Throwing out the pans, keeping the old paint
  • Air fresheners to cover a musty smell
  • Nobody ever tests for radon
What this book shows you
  • Which risks are big, and which are small
  • The handful of tests worth doing
  • Cheap fixes, room by room
  • What the agencies actually say
IV. Who wrote it

A chemist who spent thirty years testing what's in ordinary homes.

For about thirty years I worked in a testing lab: consumer products, and samples from people's houses. Tap water. Paint chips. Swabs from damp walls. Air from basements. I've seen thousands of results, and the same lesson again and again: the real risks in a home are few, they're known, and they're fixable.

This book is that lesson, room by room.

V. The ebook

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VI. Questions

Before you ask

Is this a printed book?

No. It's an ebook: a PDF and an EPUB you download right after you pay. Nothing comes in the mail. The checklist and the two bonuses are made to be printed.

Will it tell me which products to buy?

No. There isn't a single brand in it. I talk about types of products and about the few labels that have a real standard behind them, so you can choose on your own.

Is it medical advice?

No. It explains what the EPA, CDC and FDA say about common things in a home, and what you can do about them. For symptoms or questions about exposure, talk to your doctor.

I rent. Is it still useful?

Yes. Most of the book is about habits and checks you can do in any home: ventilation, cleaning, the kitchen tap, detectors and tests. Where something is the landlord's job, like work that disturbs old paint, the book says so.

What format is it?

A PDF laid out like a printed book, and an EPUB for e-readers, tablets and phones. Both arrive by email right after payment, without copy protection.

What if I don't like it?

Write to me at the address at the bottom of this page within 48 hours of your purchase and you'll get your money back.