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GBlist: garages
I would guess that the air in any attached garage would communicate with
the air in the living space to some extent (unless special measures were
taked to isolate the house and garage pressurewise). If there are leaks
in the return ducts then there could be a LOT of communication whenever
the air handler is running. Therefore, whatever is stored in the garage
is also inadvertantly a part of the living space. One study found
benzene emissions from gasoline-fueled vehicles parked in residential
garages to be two orders of magnitude higher than outdoor levels. Add to
that CO, pesticides, and whatever elso is stored in the garage and you
could easily have a nasty soup.
--
John Bower, The Healthy House Institute
http://www.hhinst.com/ email: healthy@bloomington.in.us
430 N. Sewell Road, Bloomington, IN 47408
Phone/fax 812-332-5073
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