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5 ways your home may be trying to kill you

Hint: Your landlord's one of them.

by Erica Peterson | MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
Published April 21, 2008 - 1:18 AM

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For many, home is a haven and a refuge from the rest of the world. However, your home can also be the most dangerous place you go.

The more obvious hazards - fire, flood and roof collapse - aside, the houses and apartments of many Chicagoans contain hazardous metals, gases and minerals that can prove fatal. Let's take a look at five ways your home could be trying to bring about your demise and what you can do to remedy the situation.

What you don't know could be killing you.

1. Lead-based paint: From dust to death

2. Mold: Scourge of household pets.

3. Carbon Monoxide: Odorless. Relentless.

4. Asbestos: Your lawyer's best friend, not yours.

5. Your landlord: Your first line of offense.