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Jeffrey C. May, CIAQP (Certified Indoor Air
Quality Professional), combines his educa-
tion as an organic chemist (B.A. Columbia
College; M.A. Harvard University) and his
twenty-five plus years of experience as a
building consultant to specialize in residen-
tial indoor air quality. He is founder of May
Indoor Air Investigations LLC, located in
Tyngsborough, MA; is an Adjunct Profes-
sor in the Department of Work Environment
at U MA Lowell; and author or co-author of
four books on indoor air quality, all published
by The Johns Hopkins University Press:
My House is Killing Me! The Home Guide
for Families with Allergies and Asthma, The
Mold Survival Guide: For Your Home and
for Your Health, My Office is Killing Me! The
Sick Building Survival Guide, and Jeff May's
Healthy Home Tips. A nationally recognized
speaker and author, Jeff is a member of
the American Chemical Society, the New
England Chapter of the American Industrial
Hygiene Association, the Association of
Energy Engineers, the Indoor Air Quality As-
sociation, and the Pan-American Aerobiology
Association. He is also a former member of
the AAFA national board and a current Board
member of the Massachusetts Association of
the Chemically Injured (MACI).
http://MayIndoorAir.com
Refer to Jeff May's book,
The Mold Survival Guide:
For Your Home and for Your
Health, for advice on unfin-
ished & finished basements.
claws and longer snouts. They eat meat, includ-
ing mice, and in the last few years, have begun
to nest in wall and ceiling cavities.
A dead shrew inside a furnace
You don't want shrews in your home, because
like skunks, they emit a powerful musk that can
make rooms or the whole house uninhabitable.
Pay attention to conditions in your basement.
Your health and the health of other occupants in
your home may depend on it!
