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• Silent Menace in Your Home: Mold

  Hannah Keeley offers this first installment in her Healthy Home series about hidden dangers in your home — and what to do about them.

• Is There a Fungus Among Us?

  Be in the know before panicking about mold.

• How To Clean Bathroom Tiles

  Water, water, everywhere! (Well, almost.) Moisture makes a fertile breeding ground for mold and mildew.

• Could Radar Find Your Hidden Mold?

  Research shows radar technology could save serious money in mold damage.

• Mold Can Cause Serious Health Problems

  It's dark, it's dangerous, and it's alive....

• Mold

  The term is interchangeable with “mildew.” However, mold can be very destructive to the home itself.

• Grout

  It’s a pesky cleaning problem. Here’s a tip for making it less of a drag in the future.

• Mildew

  It’s a persistent, worthy enemy of the healthy housekeeper.

• Humidity

  What this term means for a clean, healthy home.

• Bathroom fan

  Exhaust fans aren’t just for keeping the bathroom from smelling bad.

• IQAir Health Pro

  There are air filters/cleaners and then there are mega machines like the IQAir Health Pro.

• Mary Moppins

  Unique mopping and cleaning system, using common terry cloth towels.

• Ladybug XL2300 with TANCS

  Concentrated hot moist steam vapor penetrates deeply into micro-pores and enables cleaning walls, floors, carpet, hardwood, marble, granite, stainless steel, fiberglass, chrome, glass, etc. leaving surfaces cleaner and, in the case of floors, more slip resistant than before. TANCS technology disinfects without chemicals.

• Mr. Clean Magic Erasers

  Mr. Clean Magic Erasers really are, magic! And a new way to clean scuff marks off of floors and kid marks off of walls.

• Eureka Boss SmartVac

  Upright and economical, how does the Eureka Boss SmartVac perform against beach sand and bird seed?

• Concrobium Mold Control

  Eliminates, cleans, and prevents mold growth without the use of toxic chemicals.

• Link: LocateStorage.com

  Find a storage facility in your area.

• WD-40

  Known as "the can with a thousand uses," WD-40 protects metal from rust and corrosion, penetrates stuck parts, displaces moisture, and lubricates just about anything. WD-40 is also great when it comes to cleaning grease, grime, and other marks from most surfaces.

• Filtrete Ultra Allergen Filter

  3M's top-of-the-line HVAC filter.

• Solay Simple Multi-Purpose Cleaner

  A natural salt-based, multi-purpose cleaner.

• Green Cleaning for Dummies

  While this book was written to help business clean green, there are practical tips for everyone.

• Infection Control For Dummies

  Ambitious range of information for professionals, but also average people, on professional infection control.

• My House Is Killing Me!

  A step-by-step approach to identifying, controlling and often eliminating the sources of indoor pollutants and allergens.

• Spring Cleaning

  This book tackles the tough jobs: washing windows, walls and ceilings; sealing, waxing and stripping floors; cleaning carpets; and lots more — like a pro.

• Vinegar: Over 400 Uses

  Good for our health, our home, and safe for our environment. Over 400 tips, some recipes, a bit of history and a lot of amazing uses for vinegar.

• Carpet Cleaners

  Good Housekeeping Institute's Carolyn Forte demonstrates a number of appliances for cleaning carpet.

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