Air Filtration System Recommend?

July 31, 2008

We have an almost 3yo who seems to be a " lead " kid, although never

tested specifically, his hair test was a bit suspicious, but he

has " markers " such as chewing, rashes, etc. He's always lived in a

newer house, it was only 3yrs old when we moved in, us being second

owners. He's the only kiddo with those specific traits.

So, without having any idea where the exposure could have come from,

I'm considering an air filtration system. We do have lots of toys;

can't get rid of them (don't even know which ones could be offenders

anyway).

Is there a good air filtration system for the home someone could

recommend? (that hopefully doesn't cost an enormous amount of money)

The other issue with that is leaving something like that plugged in, if

that's necessary, as we have to keep very baby proofed, for both babies

& autistic kiddos.

Thanks,

Michele

July 31, 2008

Lead is so fine it will go right through even top of the line vacuum

bags....Oreck, Sears, Nilfisk.....What you need is a Certified Air Professional

no,,,not a HVAC guy but a HVAC guy with additional training on mold, lead,

toxins and how to properly dispose and/or alivate the problem(s.)

See link for a local company which is an East Coast Leader in the biz.

http://www.aircareonline.com/index.htm

Best of luck!

Rikko

LV, PA

July 31, 2008

Things to consider....Lead kid here too...

Newer home would not have lead dust other than what is tracked in on

shoes from outside dirt. With the exception of where you live...if

Lead is an industry contaminant there.

Things to do to reduce lead exposure: You need to clean your home

using a Lead cleaning protocol. This consist of wet mopping all the

floors weekly. Wet washing all baseboards and window sills weekly. Not

drinking any tap water. Not bathing in any old tubs that are

porcelain. Washing all the toys weekly in soapy water (the ones that

can be anyway). Getting rid of any art supplies from China, or Dollar

store toys. Being suspicious of any toys from China in general that

have metallic paint or red paint. Lead Check swabs can be purchased at

your local home center to test toys. Not eating off of dishes unless

they are glass. Mifflin Haughton china that is labeled Lead free or

glass. Anything else contains led in the glaze..even Corelle. Don't

use French Corning ware to bake in..again glass pans. Don't let child

eat food that has fallen on floor. (as best as you can)

You should have a vacuum cleaner that is designed to trap Lead

dust...Kirby filtron bags do this (I checked) , as do a few other

vacuums. You have to research it a bit. Bagless are no good.

Don't let children play in dirt or window sills where dirt from

outside lands. Make sure your yard is all grass, stone, or whatever,

so the children don't play in dirt. Get a sand box. Any outside toys

that are left out in the rain...wash with soap and water periodically.

The biggy..is handwashing after coming in from outside and before eating.

Next: A child who chews needs zinc. My son stopped eating everything

after we put him on zinc every day. We had to give his weight plus

20mg for this to happen. Anytime we took him off the zinc, the chewing

began.

I don't know about any filtration systems for the house that deal with

Lead dust. They'd have to have a filter that trapped a certain

particle size to be effective. And any filtration home system is

usually pricey. The methods above can help tremendously. Unless you

live in an area highly contaminated with Lead...where you home air

would need filtering...

>

> We have an almost 3yo who seems to be a " lead " kid, although never

> tested specifically, his hair test was a bit suspicious, but he

> has " markers " such as chewing, rashes, etc. He's always lived in a

> newer house, it was only 3yrs old when we moved in, us being second

> owners. He's the only kiddo with those specific traits.

>

> So, without having any idea where the exposure could have come from,

> I'm considering an air filtration system. We do have lots of toys;

> can't get rid of them (don't even know which ones could be offenders

> anyway).

>

> Is there a good air filtration system for the home someone could

> recommend? (that hopefully doesn't cost an enormous amount of money)

>

> The other issue with that is leaving something like that plugged in, if

> that's necessary, as we have to keep very baby proofed, for both babies

> & autistic kiddos.

>

> Thanks,

> Michele

>

July 31, 2008

what about traffic? Hubby brought home a newspaper article about lead being in

the dust of houses on main roads (like us!!! hence why he brought it home).

friends of ours had their children tested before moving to a country town that

had lead smelters but their levels dropped before they came back and the doc

said because of the car fumes just driving around.........

just a thought

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