Arsenic. Mercury. Pesticides. Dioxin. Toxic gases. Your typical hazardous waste dump right? Wrong. These materials can be found in the home. Every day people work live and play amid potentially harmful toxins-things they might not even know are there. They are exposed to these toxic substances in their homes neighborhoods schools workplaces foods and consumer products. Now two toxics experts with decades of experience in public health have created a book that separates the risks from the myths of everyday toxins. Comprehensive and easy-to-use this guide provides scenarios and real-life examples-including important warning signs-that show how to identify problems and what to do about them. With Q&A segments charts to help assess risk and a special homebuyer''s guide What''s Toxic What''s Not is a book no home should be without.