Sunrise in Juneau the morning of 8/2010: This is Douglas Harbor, Alaska.
Monday, April 29, 2013
You are a guinea pig! YOUR BODY IS BOMBARDED BY UNTESTED CHEMICALS IN YOUR HOME!
Without our knowledge or consent, we are testing thousands of suspected toxic chemicals and compounds TOXIC CHEMICALS ARE ALL OVER YOUR HOUSE!!
Formaldehyde, a colorless chemical used in mortuaries as a preservative, can also be found as a fungicide, germicide, and disinfectant in, for example, plywood, particle board, hardwood paneling, and the “ medium density fiberboard” commonly used for the fronts of drawers and cabinets or the tops of furniture. As the material ages, it evaporates into the home as a known cancer-producing vapor, which slowly accumulates in our bodies. The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health suggests that homeowners “purchasing pressed-wood products, including building material, cabinetry, and furniture... should ask about the formaldehyde content of these products.”
What’s inside your new walls might be even more dangerous. While the flame retardants commonly used in sofas, chairs, carpets, love seats, curtains, baby products, and even TVs, sounded like a good idea when widely introduced in the 1970s, they turn out to pose hidden dangers that we’re only now beginning to grasp. Researchers have, for instance, linked one of the most common flame retardants, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, to a wide variety of potentially undesirable health effects including thyroid disruption, memory and learning problems, delayed mental and physical development, lower IQ, and the early onset of puberty.
Other flame retardants like Tris (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate have been linked to cancer. As the CDC has documented in an ongoing study of the accumulation of hazardous materials in our bodies, flame retardants can now be found in the blood of “nearly all” of us.
http://www.alternet.org/you-are-guinea-pig-what-happens-your-body-its-bombarded-toxic-chemicals-your-home?page=0%2C2&akid=10375.294211.o1eWRQ&rd=1&src=newsletter832014&t=3
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