Live in an old home with wood floors? You may be breathing toxins
If you live in an older home with original wood floors, listen up. The stain that was used on that beautiful wood floor may in fact be giving off toxic fumes right into the air you breath while enjoying that quiet time at home.Research from the U.S. this week indicated that PCBs may be contained within the actual finish that nice wood floor received more than four or five decades ago.
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) were used in many products until the 1970s when its use was banned in the U.S. and elsewhere due to high toxicity. Now, if that original wood floor has been refinished or restored, chances are the original finish was removed and you may not longer have PCBs near your feet every day.
In the study, PCBs were detected in 31 percent of homes on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Yikes. If you have an older home with the original wood flooring and you're unsure if it's original, having it tested by a company specializing in hazardous material may be a sound idea.
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3-03-2008 @ 6:01AM
indochinedecor said...
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Indochine Decor Limited Partnership
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