Keep a copy of your letter and send other copies of the letter to your state representative and the Ohio Department of Health. Keep a notebook with a record of everyone you write to, talk or meet with, and receipts if you incur expenses. You may need this information later. You are right to be concerned about your family's health. Unfortunately, the harm caused by exposure to volatile organic chemicals may not be known immediately.
Some chemicals cause cancer or reproductive problems years after the actual time of exposure.
Moving may be the best way to protect your family. Laura Yeomans is the research director for Ohio Citizen Action, P.O. Box 8, Dover, OH 44622-0008. Please include your phone number and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Yeomans reserves the right to edit and print letters.