Sunday, August 26, 2018

M1.5 Environmental Health Home Assessment

For my home assessment assignment I have completed the worksheets below. I currently live in an condo that was built in 2010, so it is pretty new. My specific condo is on the first floor, and there is only another space above mine. All my appliances are electric, including my stove. My husband and I rarely eat at home, so we don't do a lot of cooking. For drinking water, we use bottled water that we buy from the store.
We do have a smoke detector, but do not have a carbon monoxide detector, we do plan to buy one ourselves soon to ensure maximum safety at home. Since the condos are individually owned, there are no directions posted anywhere regarding evacuation plans. Even though there is no plan for everyone to follow, my husband and I have discussed what we would do in case of an emergency. For pesticides, we don't use any sprays. Also, we do not use any air fresheners or candles in the home. Both my husband and I are not smokers, so there is no smoking inside or outside of our home.
I think that it has been a fairly simple process for us to avoid using hazardous materials in our home, but even if it wasn't easy it is very important to try and do so.

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    1. Hi Sintia!
      Sorry, accidentally deleted my reply! That's great to see that you have so few environmental health hazards in your home. My family and I tend to use a lot of air freshers and candles. After doing this assessment, I have definitely changed my mind about using them so often. That's interesting to know that there isn't really a set evacuation plan for the condos. You would think there would be some sort of basic standard for evacuation. Being on the first floor is definitely an advantage when it comes to emergencies. It seems that you and your husband on both on the same page when it comes to the health of your home!
      -Paulina AM

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    2. Hi,
      No worries, yes I know the place I live at is really weird with its rules. The condos are privately owned so I think that is why we don't have an evacuation plan. As you had mentioned in your blog, we too have many windows so if needed I think we would be able to use those to evacuate!

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  2. Interesting post. It must be expensive to only drink bottled water, but I can understand your rationale for doing so. Drug metabolites are found in the water supply in many urban and suburban areas. Carbon (Brita) filtration may mediate the effect of these contaminants to some degree, but many people simply do not trust tap water. It's a conundrum.

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