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He\u0027s a Research assistant for Physics professor, nuclear physicist, and medical doctor. Winner of EPA\u0027s 1992 Innovative Radon Mitigation Design Competition (Practical Category). Currently a Healthy Indoors Advisor.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPresentation Description:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMinimizing Exposure to Airborne Toxic and Radioactive Pollutants that are Accumulating in Your Brain and Body\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the USA, the average existing home has:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAn air exchange rate that varies more according to wind speed and stack-effect than according to the level required to protect health and minimize utility bills.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNo instruments to monitor indoor air levels of carbon monoxide, VOCs, particles, etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNo means to provide fresh filtered air at a controlled rate to prevent excessive indoor levels of carbon monoxide, VOCs, toxic and radioactive particles, etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nElevated average levels of airborne pollutants that slowly accumulate in body and brain tissues of occupants and contribute to development of cancer, dementia, a weakened immune system, cardiovascular disease, etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAn unnecessarily excessive average monthly total of mortgage and utility bills.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nExample: If the Interest Rate on a\u00a030-year\u00a0mortgage is 4%, then for\u00a0each\u00a0$100\u00a0reduction in total annual payments\u00a0for utilities (electricity, fuel, and water), the buyer can invest up to\u00a0$1,745\u00a0to upgrade the home\u00a0without increasing\u00a0the\u00a0total\u00a0mortgage\u00a0and\u00a0utility payments-per-year.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur research team found accumulations of toxic and radioactive elements in tissues throughout the brain of an Alzheimer\u2019s patient, and in every sample of cancer tissue. We found that smoke particles have a very high ratio of surface area to weight so they can accumulate substantial quantities of toxic and radioactive radon progeny from the air before entering our brains via the olfactory bulb and our bodies via the lungs. Radon progeny, such as Lead-210 enter a cell and remain there until the cell dies. Alpha and beta particles emitted by radon progeny can cause a cell to die, mutate, or become senescent.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur research group includes a physics professor, \u00a0a nuclear physicist, a\u00a0medical doctor, and me. We\u00a0discussed practical ways to improve indoor quality in a peer-reviewed published paper\u00a0titled:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnalyses of human tissues, including brain, containing environmental toxic metal-tagged combustion particulate matter PM 2.5\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.20935\/AL4212\u00a0\u00a0\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.20935\/AL4212\u00a0\u00a0\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAirborne particles are a modifiable risk. IAQA members can help their clients by:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProviding systems to monitor and control indoor air quality.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nProviding information about the benefits of living in a home that is\u00a0tight, highly insulated, and adequately ventilated with fresh filtered air.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENotes:\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENational Geographic Magazine, April 2021 article about Pollution\u2019s Toll on the Body listed the following parts of the body that are harmed by dirty air: brain, nervous system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, endocrine system, renal system, reproductive system.\u00a0\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAn EPA Energy Star survey found that the resale value of a home typically increases up to $300 for each $1 reduction of average monthly utility bills.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\u003C\/div\u003E"}]