For many, home is a haven and a refuge from the rest of the world. However, your home can also be the most dangerous place you go.

The more obvious hazards - fire, flood and roof collapse - aside, the houses and apartments of many Chicagoans contain hazardous metals, gases and minerals that can prove fatal. Let's take a look at five ways your home could be trying to bring about your demise and what you can do to remedy the situation.

What you don't know could be killing you.