Air, chemicals and the backyard
Indoor air, PFAS, lead paint, food gardens and the products that linger in Australian bathrooms.
A safer clean is less about a leaf on the label and more about fragrance, residual disinfectants, what a septic can digest, and what vinegar cannot do. Read the first six ingredients. Ignore the waterfall. The house will still get clean.
Dr Linh Tran · 13 September 2024 · 9 min read
A backyard can grow a useful amount of food if you respect lead in old soil, the season your city actually has, and the water you will still give in January. Shade cloth and chooks help. A farm fantasy does not. Start with a bed you will keep.
Dr Linh Tran · 13 September 2024 · 9 min read
PFAS hide in stain treatments, some cosmetics and waterproofing, and they sit in groundwater near old firefighting foam. A household can swap a few products. It cannot mop a catchment. Here is the difference, written for an Australian laundry and an Australian suburb.
Dr Linh Tran · 13 September 2024 · 9 min read
Pre-1970 paint and fibro are still in ordinary Australian houses, including the Queenslanders people love. DIY renovation is how they become dust. Licensed removal is slower and less romantic. This is a householder’s note, not medical advice.
Dr Linh Tran · 13 September 2024 · 9 min read
Indoor air in an Australian house is bushfire smoke, a tropical wet-season mould, a gas cooktop and an unflued heater arguing in a closed room. This is not medical advice. It is a building conversation for owners and renters who still have to breathe at home.
Dr Linh Tran · 7 July 2024 · 9 min read