Mercury Testing in the Home

[Guest guest]

Who do you call to have your home tested for mercury or other enviromental

toxins? I went to an Unlocking Autism conference this past weekend where Lyn

Redwood spoke about " new house syndrome. " Apparently, a lot of children who

have autism also live in new homes ( as does my son). My son started to slip

away right around the same time we moved into the new home ( and around the same

time of the MMR).

Just wondering who does this sort of testing in the home?

stacey

[Guest guest]

Wow, new home syndrome, I never heard of that one. We moved into a new home

just before I got pregnant with my son. I remember feeling so sick from all the

lingering chemical smells.

Kathy

[ ] Mercury Testing in the Home

Who do you call to have your home tested for mercury or other enviromental

toxins? I went to an Unlocking Autism conference this past weekend where Lyn

Redwood spoke about " new house syndrome. " Apparently, a lot of children who

have autism also live in new homes ( as does my son). My son started to slip

away right around the same time we moved into the new home ( and around the same

time of the MMR).

Just wondering who does this sort of testing in the home?

stacey

[Guest guest]

<Wow, new home syndrome, I never heard of that one. We moved into a new home

just before I got pregnant with my son. I remember feeling so sick from all

the lingering chemical smells.>

Although we never lived in a new home, the apartment we were living in in the

early months of my pregnancy flooded out because of a burst water pipe. We

lived with wet carpet for about a week and then new carpeting was installed

with all the toxins involved with new carpeting.

Also right before and during the first months of my pregnancy I was involved

in opening a brand new Sears store.

Jo

Representative for Unlocking Autism in South Carolina

www.unlockingautism.org

[Guest guest]

Well to add to this thread we had the worst of both.....an old house...with

brand new scotch guarded carpeting that our old Lab was constantly having

accidents on thus we had to constantly wash the carpet, stirring up all the

nasties and our baby son was always dragging his blanky on the floor....if i

knew then what i know now...

[Guest guest]

You just can't win. I live in a 70+ year old house and worry constantly

about lead paint and asbestos and have been fantasizing about a new house.

Though you know, when my son was 14 months old we moved into a BRAND NEW

apartment and were there until he was almost three. We were the first to

live there. And my landlord was a freak about having the pesticide guy come

all the time and spray for bugs (since they hadn't landscaped yet and there

were tons of bugs there.) AGGGG!!!

Suzanne, who can't wait to get her hair test kit

on 3/9/02 9:18 AM, krs111 at krs111@... wrote:

Wow, new home syndrome, I never heard of that one. We moved into a new home

just before I got pregnant with my son. I remember feeling so sick from all

the lingering chemical smells.

Kathy

[Guest guest]

I had never heard of the " new house syndrome " either until last week. Then, I

was saying OMG!! I also just realized about how many times we had our carpets

in the old house cleaned and my poor baby crawling all over those new carpets.

It makes you think does'nt it?

At the conference, Lyn Redwood spoke about how carpets can outgas for up to 10

years. Outgassing what? There is no telling what comes from the carpet. and

in our new home, the dust is so bad due to all of the stuff swept down into the

vents during building. We are having a new filtration system installed.

Re: [ ] Mercury Testing in the Home

<Wow, new home syndrome, I never heard of that one. We moved into a new home

just before I got pregnant with my son. I remember feeling so sick from all

the lingering chemical smells.>

Although we never lived in a new home, the apartment we were living in in the

early months of my pregnancy flooded out because of a burst water pipe. We

lived with wet carpet for about a week and then new carpeting was installed

with all the toxins involved with new carpeting.

Also right before and during the first months of my pregnancy I was involved

in opening a brand new Sears store.

Jo

Representative for Unlocking Autism in South Carolina

www.unlockingautism.org

[Guest guest]

Is any home safe? my old home probably has lead and mercury in the old paint,

no?

Heidi

[ ] Mercury Testing in the Home

Who do you call to have your home tested for mercury or other enviromental

toxins? I went to an Unlocking Autism conference this past weekend where Lyn

Redwood spoke about " new house syndrome. " Apparently, a lot of children who

have autism also live in new homes ( as does my son). My son started to slip

away right around the same time we moved into the new home ( and around the same

time of the MMR).

Just wondering who does this sort of testing in the home?

stacey

[Guest guest]

Outgasing the chemicals used in the manufacturing process. Most carpet is made

from synthetic fibers (chemicals) and put together with glue (chemicals).

S

Re: [ ] Mercury Testing in the Home

> I had never heard of the " new house syndrome " either until last week. Then, I

was saying OMG!! I also just realized about how many times we had our carpets

in the old house cleaned and my poor baby crawling all over those new carpets.

It makes you think does'nt it?

>

> At the conference, Lyn Redwood spoke about how carpets can outgas for up to 10

years. Outgassing what? There is no telling what comes from the carpet. and

in our new home, the dust is so bad due to all of the stuff swept down into the

vents during building. We are having a new filtration system installed.

> Re: [ ] Mercury Testing in the Home

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> <Wow, new home syndrome, I never heard of that one. We moved into a new

home

> just before I got pregnant with my son. I remember feeling so sick from all

> the lingering chemical smells.>

>

> Although we never lived in a new home, the apartment we were living in in

the

> early months of my pregnancy flooded out because of a burst water pipe. We

> lived with wet carpet for about a week and then new carpeting was installed

> with all the toxins involved with new carpeting.

>

> Also right before and during the first months of my pregnancy I was involved

> in opening a brand new Sears store.

>

> Jo

> Representative for Unlocking Autism in South Carolina

> www.unlockingautism.org

>

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