Assessments
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Yes/No
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Home built before 1978
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No
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Home tested for lead
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No
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Living space in basement
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No
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Attached garage
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No
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Home radon test
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No
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Home radon ventilation system
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No
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Combustion heating source
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Yes
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Gas, kerosene or propane space heater
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Yes
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Wood stove
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No
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Fireplace
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Yes
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Gas dryer
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Yes
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Vented
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Yes
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Gas hot water heater
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Yes
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Vented
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Yes
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Gas stove
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Yes
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Well water
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No
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Lead pipes
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No
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Water tested for contaminants
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No
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Known contaminants:
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None
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Smoke detector
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Yes
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Carbon monoxide detector
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Yes
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Fire extinguisher
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Yes
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Fire evacuation route
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Yes
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Emergency phone numbers
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Yes
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Disaster plan
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No
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Shelter-in-place supplies
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Yes
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Insects in home
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No
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Rodents in home
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No
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If yes, what:
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N/A
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Pesticides spraying in home
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No
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If yes, what/how often:
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N/A
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Pesticides contract
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No
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Frequency:
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N/A
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Air freshener used in home
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Yes
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Candles
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Yes
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Plug-ins
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Yes
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Incense
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Yes
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How many times per day:
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0-1/day
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Use of strong smelling cleaners
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No
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Tuna fish served in home
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Yes
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If yes, how often per week
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0-1/week
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Fresh fruit/vegetables used
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Yes
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Local/organic products used
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Yes
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Mercury thermometer in house
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Yes
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Other mercury devices
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No
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Needle boxes for needles
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No
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Use of traditional or cultural remedies containing mercury
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No
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Smoking allowed in home
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No
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House smells like smoke
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No
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Cigarettes products present
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No
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Currently I am renting a condo here in Murrieta, CA that was built in 2004. After completing the Home Environmental Health and Safety Assessment Tool, I realized there are a number of pressing issues that I did not address when first considering renting this place. For instance, after considering the detrimental health effects of radon, I would have considered asking the land lord about radon exposure in the condo. With that said, I would like to rest assured that since the condo was built in 2004, there would've been some regulation and code that would ensure the radon exposures were at a standard minimum. However, this is just a guess that I will later verify.
In addition, there were a number of other environmental risks that I did not consider such as the air fresheners I use in my condo. I would like to learn the detrimental health effects of these air fresheners and hope to eliminate the most detrimental ones. Also, I would like to devise a disaster plan.
