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need your input re highway fumes near housing
Hi,
My sister is buying a home, in Northern California, which is approx 1,300 feet from a busy highway in Northern California. The sound is not an issue, my concern is the fumes and it's impact on health, especially because she has small children. In between this house and the freeway there are a few homes and small trees. There is no sound wall along the freeway. Can someone please let me know as soon as possible if she should be concerned about any negative impact on health, etc. regarding this. Thank you for your help. Anna |
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need your input re highway fumes near housing
"anna" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, My sister is buying a home, in Northern California, which is approx 1,300 feet from a busy highway in Northern California. The sound is not an issue, my concern is the fumes and it's impact on health, especially because she has small children. In between this house and the freeway there are a few homes and small trees. There is no sound wall along the freeway. Can someone please let me know as soon as possible if she should be concerned about any negative impact on health, etc. regarding this. Thank you for your help. Probably less than folks in a big city apartment on a lower floor, right above stop'n'go traffic idling under the window. Yeah, there is some increased pollution right around the right of way, as the Germans discovered when they studied the trees near the Autobahn. But 1300 feet away, I doubt it is significant, unless the highway is a gridlocked parking lot. I'd be more worried about the water supply, if she has a well. The hydrocarbon runoff from a highway can affect the groundwater, especially if there is a wreck and a spill. The normal water check done when buying a house usually only checks for e.coli and such. aem sends... |
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need your input re highway fumes near housing
I live half that distance from a very busy highway and don't notice
anything at all. Traffic noise is a bitch though ! |
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need your input re highway fumes near housing
On 28 Jan 2006 23:01:03 -0800, someone wrote:
My sister is buying a home, in Northern California, which is approx 1,300 feet from a busy highway That's about a quarter mile. Should be far enough, but if it is of any concern to you whatsoever, then DON'T BUY THE HOUSE. Oh wait - it's not you that's buying the house anyway. If she has any concerns, let HER post. Otherwise you are just being a busybody. But if you want to, tell her not to buy the house, for the safety of her children. Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file. |
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need your input re highway fumes near housing
anna wrote: Hi, My sister is buying a home, in Northern California, which is approx 1,300 feet from a busy highway in Northern California. The sound is not an issue, my concern is the fumes and it's impact on health, especially because she has small children. In between this house and the freeway there are a few homes and small trees. There is no sound wall along the freeway. Can someone please let me know as soon as possible if she should be concerned about any negative impact on health, etc. regarding this. Thank you for your help. Anna I bet if you look around you can find a lot of other things that are closer to be paranoid about. Harry K |
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need your input re highway fumes near housing
Did you check for electric power transmission lines, underground natural gas
transmission pipelines, earthquake faults, local industries and zoning regulations -- it goes on and on. Most problems with pollutants will depend on prevailing winds and elevations. "Harry K" wrote in message ups.com... anna wrote: Hi, My sister is buying a home, in Northern California, which is approx 1,300 feet from a busy highway in Northern California. The sound is not an issue, my concern is the fumes and it's impact on health, especially because she has small children. In between this house and the freeway there are a few homes and small trees. There is no sound wall along the freeway. Can someone please let me know as soon as possible if she should be concerned about any negative impact on health, etc. regarding this. Thank you for your help. Anna I bet if you look around you can find a lot of other things that are closer to be paranoid about. Harry K |
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