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Linda has been a Silicon Valley health and safety consultant for two decades. She has a Master of Public Health from UC Berkeley, and she balances consulting with research. Her current research interest is indoor air quality in homes. An advocate of outdoor activity, Linda routinely escapes her office for time in her garden and wilderness adventures.

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Energy Star office buildings increase sick days

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A UC San Diego study of “green” office buildings found that a number of tenants reported increased sick days after moving into Energy Star...
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Family’s illness due to formaldehyde from Williams-Sonoma furniture

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Tara Lucas learned that her headaches and her children’s respiratory illnesses were due to formaldehyde from MDF doors and trim in her Los Altos...
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Family’s illness due to formaldehyde from Pottery Barn furniture

Stan and Andrea Bassett were ill for months after they insulated and installed double pane windows in their 1940s Burlingame home. They had thousands...
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Free formaldehyde testing for new homes in Los Altos

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New homes in Los Altos tend to have elevated formaldehyde. Exposure to formaldehyde causes asthma, bronchitis, sinus infections, headaches, and sleep...
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Formaldehyde in GreenPoint Rated homes: Build It Green is befuddled by testing protocols

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Since February, we have cautioned Built It Green about poor indoor air quality in GreenPoint Rated homes. We shared data showing elevated formaldehyde...
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Formaldehyde in GreenPoint Rated homes: Build It Green "shoots the messenger"

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City after city is requiring new homes to be GreenPoint Rated. Unfortunately, many GreenPoint Rated homes have enough formaldehyde in room air to make...
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Formaldehyde in GreenPoint Rated Homes: Build It Green provides misinformation on regulation

GreenPoint Rated homes are more likely to have elevated concentrations of formaldehyde, a toxic gas that causes respiratory irritation and asthma....
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Acrolein & formaldehyde: Toxic chemicals from self-cleaning ovens

Substantial amounts of acrolein and formaldehyde can be emitted from self-cleaning ovens on the first cleaning cycle. The gases are released from the...
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Formaldehyde: Toxic chemical in furniture

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Stan and Andrea Bassett were convinced that something in their home was making them ill. Both have missed work due to illness. They have had thousands...
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Elevated formaldehyde in new Los Altos homes

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New homes in Los Altos tend to have higher formaldehyde than new homes in surrounding cities. Many new homes in Los Altos have more formaldehyde than...
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