http://www.green-talk.com/2010/03/07/are-toxic-chemicals-lurking-in-your-furniture-and-building-products/ Turning the Planet Green, One Conversation at a Time Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.green-talk.com/2010/03/07/are-toxic-chemicals-lurking-in-your-furniture-and-building-products/#comment-51011 George Pepper Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:28:21 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=4702#comment-51011 Thanks for highlighting these risks. I never realised that homes could be so potentially toxic. Thanks for highlighting these risks. I never realised that homes could be so potentially toxic.

]]> http://www.green-talk.com/2010/03/07/are-toxic-chemicals-lurking-in-your-furniture-and-building-products/#comment-44827 Lily@Furniture Stores in Los Angeles Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:36:04 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=4702#comment-44827 Thanks for a comprehensive run down of the chemicals lurking in our furniture. Thanks for a comprehensive run down of the chemicals lurking in our furniture.

]]> http://www.green-talk.com/2010/03/07/are-toxic-chemicals-lurking-in-your-furniture-and-building-products/#comment-41066 trash removal nj Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:27:04 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=4702#comment-41066 I have to say that I had no idea about how harmful a house can be and sometimes people just don't know that. I have to say that I'm wondering why local authorities are not enforcing a new legislation that would protect us all from such exposures in our own homes. This is outrageous. I have to say that I had no idea about how harmful a house can be and sometimes people just don’t know that. I have to say that I’m wondering why local authorities are not enforcing a new legislation that would protect us all from such exposures in our own homes. This is outrageous.

]]> http://www.green-talk.com/2010/03/07/are-toxic-chemicals-lurking-in-your-furniture-and-building-products/#comment-36426 Miami Anti Aging Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:16:12 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=4702#comment-36426 It's so scary to think that the simple things that we surround ourselves with could be harmful and toxic. I go out of my way to eat natural and organic foods and keep harmful chemicals out whatever I ingest, but I have never thought that the furniture I have filled my home with could be dangerous... very unsettling if you ask me. It’s so scary to think that the simple things that we surround ourselves with could be harmful and toxic. I go out of my way to eat natural and organic foods and keep harmful chemicals out whatever I ingest, but I have never thought that the furniture I have filled my home with could be dangerous… very unsettling if you ask me.

]]> http://www.green-talk.com/2010/03/07/are-toxic-chemicals-lurking-in-your-furniture-and-building-products/#comment-35425 Anna@Green Talk Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:14:01 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=4702#comment-35425 Jim, so true. There are MDF that don't have added formaldehyde. I wrote <a href="http://www.green-talk.com/2007/08/31/sierra-pines-medite-ii-and-medex-excellent-eco-friendly-plywood-alternatives/">about such a product here. (Sierra Pine</a>) Jim, so true. There are MDF that don’t have added formaldehyde. I wrote about such a product here. (Sierra Pine)

]]> http://www.green-talk.com/2010/03/07/are-toxic-chemicals-lurking-in-your-furniture-and-building-products/#comment-34786 Jim Rumler Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:20:43 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=4702#comment-34786 I just recently learned that there are large amounts of formaldehyde in the resins used to bond most medium density fiber board. When you think about all the MDF that is used in construction these days the average house is probably swimming in formaldehyde! I just recently learned that there are large amounts of formaldehyde in the resins used to bond most medium density fiber board. When you think about all the MDF that is used in construction these days the average house is probably swimming in formaldehyde!

]]> http://www.green-talk.com/2010/03/07/are-toxic-chemicals-lurking-in-your-furniture-and-building-products/#comment-19952 Richard James Oakwood Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:13:06 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=4702#comment-19952 Natural products continue to maintain a lasting choice for home furnishings, yet, plastics are in our homes and businesses across the globe. To counteract the concerns that PVC has on our health there has been some work done to reduce the negative toxins in plastic products. It will be a joyous day when researchers and science have produced a plastic product that does not contain harmful toxins. Natural products continue to maintain a lasting choice for home furnishings, yet, plastics are in our homes and businesses across the globe. To counteract the concerns that PVC has on our health there has been some work done to reduce the negative toxins in plastic products. It will be a joyous day when researchers and science have produced a plastic product that does not contain harmful toxins.

]]> http://www.green-talk.com/2010/03/07/are-toxic-chemicals-lurking-in-your-furniture-and-building-products/#comment-17268 Cancer – Can You Get it From Your Environment? » Nature Moms Blog Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:27:34 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=4702#comment-17268 [...] Anna at Green Talk discusses toxic chemicals in furniture and building products. [...] [...] Anna at Green Talk discusses toxic chemicals in furniture and building products. [...]

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