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They suggested I could call Underwriter‘s Laboratories (ULC). Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and Canadian Gas Association (CGA). No luck. CSA and ULC could only comment on the safety of an electrical device. They did assure me that should customers have any concern about the possibility of noxious gas in the home, they should call the company for a service person to do tests using their expensive equipment. We received a lot of calls after the publication of the column on carbon monoxide (CO). It indicates a real concern householders have about the safety of the air in the home. I did some further investigation as to the availability and the reliability of test kits. Consumers Gas Co. left me with the impression they were reluctant to comment on the eificien- cy of relatively inexpensive kits on the market. More on a couple of silent killers Ci2sltatgti CALLING f‘CQUC H POTATOES MARGARET PARKHtrt"33tr22ot MCKIE CONWAY' 858-3930 8 6 IO uni-Eu“ WALK TO THE LAKE $276,900 $309,000 $349,900 $514 PM. $357,000, FOR THE PARTICULARS AND QUICK ACTION CONTACT ME - lOU RUPCIC' CANADA TRUST REALTY INC. 338-2201 OR 844-1494 NICOLE BOONE' 59,000 289,000. ( 338-2201 pager it NICOLE BOONE' 1titg?tii'i,rcae! ART COOPER' 847-3030/847-1643 338-2201 pager REDUCED P.O.S Less than 100 ppm CO results in no perceptible effects on humans, but The Badge will detect it nevertheless; 600 ppm produces nausea after one exposure It is a three-inch square piece of yellow cardboard with a spot in the middle that turns grey or black in the presence of CO. depending on the concentration in the air. More than 200 ppm CO (0.2%) at 60% relative humidity will activate the badge in 15 minutes. That concen- tration will produce a mild headache in humans after two to three hours of They did mention that they would require that any device would have to contain a warning system. Well that ruled out the only inexpensive device I am aware of - The Badge, a carbon monoxide tester. not its efficiency to do what it claimed. CGA are just now working on a set of standards for testing devices. Wait a few months. SUPER BUYS w. 338-2201 NORTH OAKVILLE SPLIT LOU RUPCIC' 338-2201/844-1494 ART COOPER' 847-1643 MARILYN WYKES' (Eager, car Bhone = confirmed that The Badge accurately tested for CO in concentrations of less than 100 ppm. They have a toll free number you can dial from Canada, 1-800-862- 4235. They sent me tests from the Jutland Technical Institute in Denmark which I, certainly investment. It of Radon. t Unable to find any source in Canada, I phoned ECO-CHECK in San Francisco and ordered their Healthy House Testing Kit with my Master Card at $56.95. ' hour and unconsciousness after a cou ple of hours, and then a quiet death. feel the kit was a sound contained tests for each '0. ultra violet. and GREAT 4-BEDROOM HOME MARILYN WYKES* 338-2201 pager, car ph ART COOPER‘ 847-3030/847-1643 DAVID MUGFORD* 338-2201 Pager irrr r thr 184 ROSS LANE M 1th 1t 3g phone I got in touch with a young entrepreneur in Cayuga by the name of James Walker who has had a lot of There is a sealed aluminum enve- lope which you open in the basement away from draughts and after a speci- fied time you seal it up and send it off immediately postage-paid to the lab. The test is prepaid and your results come in the mail. experience getting rid of radon in the home if you find you are a victim. (See "Home" Page RE 8) Radon gas, like CO, cannot be detected by human senses, but it is a proven carcinogen and I was curious how tests could be made for radioac- tivity. Their tests have EPA approval and The Badge is used by fire departments all across the U.S. microwave leakage. Water tests included were for lead, chlorine, chlo- ramine, hardness, alkalinity, acidity, and dirt/rust/sediment. - 338-2201 or 844-9859 on pager/car phone Ahoy sailors iindrsiiirik" auyers! Detached 2-bdrm. Easter possession. Your own tttio me an MEL G. FAIRFIELD' 338-2201/849-1840 we Jnd lot for the cost of do! -- $139,900. BERN CROWLEY" 338-2201/844-8083 NEAR HARBOUR EAST OAKVILLE MARILYN WYKES* gt 'e home nou ldi n it "