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In the end, I recommend hard flooring – wood, le,
vinyl, or even subflooring – over carpe ng, which
captures biodegradable dust.
Final Words
In a multi-unit building, the air you breathe inside your own
unit can be flowing from other parts of the building. If you
have allergies, asthma or other environmental sensitivities,
you may want to consider living in a single family, if possi-
ble, so you will have more control of the conditions inside
your "building envelope."
If you live in a smaller building and fragrances bother
you and you can bear the expense, you can offer to
supply other occupants with fragrance-free products
Founder and Principal Scientist of May Indoor Air Investiga-
tions LLC in Tyngsborough, MA (www.mayindoorair.com),
Jeffrey C. May combines his education as an organic chem-
ist and his over twenty-five years of experience investigating
building problems to specialize in indoor air quality (IAQ). He
is a former Adjunct Faculty Member in the Department of Work
Environment at University of Massachusetts Lowell, and is au-
thor or co-author of four books on indoor air quality (published
by The Johns Hopkins University Press), including My House
is Killing Me: The Home Guide for Families with Allergies and
Asthma. Jeff is a nationally recognized speaker at annual con-
ferences for the IAQ Association and the Maine IAQ Council,
among others. He is a Council-Certified Microbial Consul-
tant (ACAC) and a Certified IAQ Professional (AEE), and is
licensed in the NH and FL as a mold inspector/assessor. Jeff
holds a B.A. from Columbia College (chemistry) and an M.A.
from Harvard University (organic chemistry). See http://www.
mayindoorair.com for details about Jeff's company's services,
and www.myhouseiskillingme.com for more information about
Jeff's publications and work. You can contact Jeff at jeff@may-
indoorair.com or call 978-649-1055.
Refer to our book Jeff
May's Healthy Home
Tips for more advice
on creating a healthier
indoor environment;
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