The danger in their own home

"My house - my fortress" - we say, without hesitation. But ecologists, epidemiologists and microbiologists think otherwise. According to experts, the life of modern man is often a direct threat to his health. Surrounding household items, ordinary things, dishes - everything we use every day, from what we eat and drink - can conceal infection and contaminate not only the body but also the environment.

1. The meat from the freezer

Poultry may not be a safe haven bacteria   Salmonella Provoking food poisoning Especially in children. And yet the same chicken safely thawed in the refrigerator, the infection can get to the other products. To be safe, you should always lay the carcass of the film and kept away from other products. And, of course, thoroughly washed before cooking the meat and bring to a full preparation.

2. Water supply and air conditioning

In the water, in air conditioning systems and water pipes often nests legionella - bacteria causing legionellosis   ("Legionnaires' disease"), a very dangerous form of pneumonia.

For the prevention of this disease, experts recommend every three months to include taps with hot water for 10 minutes. The flow of hot water is detrimental effect on disease-causing bacteria.

3. Furniture

Furniture Team   Chipboard can be very dangerous. The fact that boards made of chipboard, bonded resin comprising formaldehyde . Its vapor irritates the eyes and the skin, the respiratory tract.

To prevent the release of toxic formaldehyde , Cover with a layer of natural furniture polish.

4. Sponge for washing dishes

Microbiologists estimate that every square centimeter of the sponge for washing dishes settles to 130 thousand bacteria. While the sponge is still "almost new."

For this reason, kitchen sponges should be periodically disinfected. Once a week, they should be placed at some time in boiling water or a dishwasher.

5. bulbs

A simple light bulb gradually receding into the past - we are increasingly using more energy saving   fluorescent counterparts. Meanwhile, the failure, fluorescent lamps   start to allocate mercury vapor. The vapors are neurotoxic they have harmful effects on the nervous system and kidneys.

To avoid inadvertently get a dose of toxic fumes, be careful. When replacing energy saving light bulbs   they in any case it is not necessary for the glass to hold. Only in the plastic base.

6. Plastic bags

Packages have become part of our household items, and somehow we do not think about their harmful effects on the environment. A lack of harm. According to environmentalists, plastic bags account for about 10% of man-made debris. They do not disappear by themselves as organic waste. To one package "decomposed" naturally must pass 50 years. Packages Dispose artificially, by burning. This releases huge amounts of carbon dioxide, which "devours" the ozone layer, reducing the oxygen content in the air and provokes a whole bunch of diseases of the skin, eyes and respiratory system.

7. Plastic Bottles

In the production of plastic bottles annually out 92 million tons of crude oil in the world and they have so many that the bottles can be several times to lay the way to the moon. At the same time the processing already served their bottles out only a small part. Everything else rots in landfills, releasing toxic fumes we breathe, without even noticing.

Experts of the company Tupperware , The world-renowned manufacturer of environmentally friendly tableware for home and kitchen, it is advised as little as possible to use disposable plastic bottles. Instead, they offered to switch to ordinary water from the filter, which is useful in special eco-friendly reusable bottles. They are made of biologically and chemically neutral polymer, and the same technology the company made utensils for food storage. It can last for decades, which means that people will not throw thousands of plastic bags and disposable plates and the amount of toxic waste will be reduced by a ton.

How to protect your home and at the same time reduce costs and save time

EXPERT ADVICE Tupperware:

- Turn off lights and appliances when not in use.

- Turn off the water when brushing your teeth. It is best to pour it into a glass and close the valve.

- Avoid disposable batteries that are going to waste, emit acid and heavy metals. Batteries do less damage to the environment and health.

- Keep house plants, because they are like filters absorb pollutants from the air.

- Try to use sheets of paper on both sides.

- Give the old things and read magazines a second chance - take them to libraries, schools, to places where they are needed, where they are someone will use.

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