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1. Preventing Electrical Fires
Containers holding paints, varnishes, cleaners, or any volatile solvents should be kept tightly closed when not in actual use.
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2. Indoor Air Quality
Urea formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI) is perhaps the most infamous example, but caulking compounds, sealants, solvents, glass fibres and fire retardants in cellulose have also been linked to health problems.
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3. Clogged Drains
Solvents are milder compounds based on pine oil. Such substances as bleach (hypochlorite), sodium nitrate, aluminum salts, detergents, and chelating agents (organic compounds that break up solids) are often added to caustics to boost the decomposing action.
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4. Cleaning And Lubrication
Most solvents are flammable. Disassemble the appliance into its major components, separating the electrical from the purely mechanical and structural parts.
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5. Materials
If you're sensitive to chemicals contained in common paints, adhesives, solvents, insulating and sealing materials, you'll want to choose which ones the builder uses, regardless of the cost.
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6. Maintenance
Keep all solvents away from asphalt. Clean up oil spills with detergent or with trisodium phosphate (TSP).
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7. Spreading A Seal
) The coal tar type is thinned with petroleum solvents while the acrylic type can be cleaned up with water before it dries.
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8. Reinforcing Metal Mesh
The asphalt type contains petroleum solvents and can only be used in dry holes. It will soften if exposed to solvents later and must be protected with a sealer.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/home_ownership/​accessories_and_maintenance/​driveways/​reinforcing_metal_mesh.html

9. "Safe" Levels
It might even be useful to experiment on a simple basis: switch bedrooms for a time, record symptoms while away on vacation, suspend hobby activities temporarily (especially activities involving solvents, glue, paint, or other volatile substances).
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/home_ownership/​safety_and_special_interest/​indoor_air_quality/​_quot_safe_quot_levels.html

10. Inside Pollution
• Household chemicals: Using, or even storing, common cleaners, pesticides, solvents, paints and other chemical products can make your home unsafe for sensitive occupants.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/home_ownership/​safety_and_special_interest/​indoor_air_quality/​inside_pollution.html


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