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Toxins in household dust may be harmful to kids
Most of the dust that coats your furniture and floors comes from outdoors and can pose a health threat, a new study suggests.
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Measurable levels of the chemical additive bisphenol A (BPA) were found in a variety of canned goods, including some that claimed to be BPA-free, according to an analysis released this week by the nonprofit advocacy group Consumers Union.
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You already know that raising a child is a full time job. And you still need to find professional help for a whole lot of things: Day Care Providers, Obstetrics, Pediatricians, and Schools.  I hope that I can help you as a daycare provider, but I completely understand if the fit isn't right: I might be too far away, full at the moment, or the children's ages might not match.  And, of course, I can't possibly be your pediatrician! Smile  

But I still want to help.  On the left you can see entries for local daycare providers (besides me), local obstetrics practices, local pediatricians, and local schools.  Below are a list of the most recent such people, all run together for easy browsing.  Please note that I am not advocating any of these services, nor have I vetted them. I am just providing you a list of resources to explore.  

Your children are the most important things in your life.  So, please investigate these resources accordingly.

Hopefully some of them will be an excellent match to your family.

If you are provider in the surrounding area and wish to be on this website, please feel free to mail me or phone me at 773-836-7188, and I will give you the details.

Toxins in household dust may be harmful to kids
Most of the dust that coats your furniture and floors comes from outdoors and can pose a health threat, a new study suggests.

The researchers developed a computer model that can track the distribution of outdoor soil and airborne particles into homes and found that more than 60 percent of household dust originates from tracked-in soil and airborne particles from the outdoors. The remainder is from dead skin shed by residents, fibers from carpets and upholstered furniture.

This outdoor-based dust can contain lead, arsenic and other potentially harmful substances, said the Arizona researchers. For example, they estimated that 60 percent of arsenic in floor dust may come from arsenic in the surrounding air, with the remainder coming from tracked-in soil.

The substances in household dust that originates outdoors may be a special concern for homes with children, who put dust-contaminated toys and other objects into their mouths, said David Layton and Paloma Beamer of the University of Arizona in Tucson, who added that their computer model may prove useful in evaluating ways to reduce contaminants in dust and associated human exposure.

The study was released online in advance of publication in the Nov. 1 print issue of the journal Environmental Science & Technology.