WIKI on VOCs/toxic paint and varnish

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatile_organic_compound

Formaldehyde is considered a VOC, the stuff found in jabs:-0

Sara Moroza- schrieb:

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> Thanks Sharon, that's great,

> Sara

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> Sharon Schachte wrote:

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> > Here are two sites that talk about plants that remove VOC's. I

> > couldn't find the original article.

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> > http://climate.weather.com/articles/indoorairtoxins6909.html?page=1

> <http://climate.weather.com/articles/indoorairtoxins6909.html?page=1>

> > <http://climate.weather.com/articles/indoorairtoxins6909.html?page=1

> <http://climate.weather.com/articles/indoorairtoxins6909.html?page=1>>

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> > and more on the subject

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> > *From:* Sharon Schachte <sharon@...

> <mailto:sharon%40madmetals.com>>

> > *To:* Autism Treatment

> <mailto:Autism Treatment%40>

> > *Sent:* Friday, September 11, 2009 4:24:53 PM

> > *Subject:* Re: toxic paint and varnish

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> > a good way to absorb toxins that are already present is a bamboo plant

> > or gerbera daisies in your home. There are other plants that will as

> > well, but these two absorb the most. I will try to find the article

> > that has a list of plants that are good for cleaning the air in your

> > home from these VOC's. I use bamboo for two reasons. It lasts longer

> > and less chance my son will be affected by the pollen.

> > Just a note, VOC's are in many things like cleaners, new rugs and

> > sometimes even dry wall.

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> > *From:* Tracey Clewer <thelifechangers@ googlemail. com>

> > *To:* Autism-Biomedical- Europe@grou ps.com <http://ps.com/>

> > *Sent:* Friday, September 11, 2009 3:59:20 PM

> > *Subject:* Re: toxic paint and varnish

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> > Sorry.. it VOCs... The very worst stuff to have in the house is stuff

> > like Sadolin... with up to 72% VOCs and it takes years for the toxins

> > to burn out... closely followed by some gloss paints and the resin

> > based wood fillers.

> >

> > Ecos range pretty much covers all the paints and things you could ever

> > want... they also do EMF paint and other products which absorb toxins

> > from the rooms. The technical folk at Ecos paints in northumberland

> > are really really patient and helpful and give loads of practical

> advice.

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> > NOTE - that the paints cannot be diluted.. so when painting onto raw

> > plaster you need to use the paint out the tin... a painter we used

> > diluted the paint and the paint peeled... a very costly mistake.

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> > Sorry again about the VSO ( voluntary Service Organisation) instead of

> > the VOCs.. which are the paint nasties!!!

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> > Tracey

> >

> > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Sharon Schachte <sharonmadmetals (DOT)

> > com <mailto:sharon@... <mailto:sharon%40madmetals.com>>>

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> > VSO's may be something different, I did not see the post about

> > vso's, you probably don't want vso's or voc's.

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> > *From:* Sharon Schachte <sharonmadmetals (DOT) com

> > <mailto:sharon@... <mailto:sharon%40madmetals.com>>>

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> > *To:* Autism-Biomedical- Europe@grou ps.com

> > <mailto:Autism Treatment

> <mailto:Autism Treatment%40>>

> > *Sent:* Friday, September 11, 2009 3:34:32 PM

> > *Subject:* Re: toxic paint and varnish

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> > You don't want VOC-'s (volatile organic compounds )

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> > *From:* Sara Moroza- <Moroza-@ Tiscali.co

> > <http://tiscali.co/ <http://tiscali.co/>>. uk>

> > *To:* Autism-Biomedical- Europe@grou ps.com <http://ps.com/>

> >

> > *Sent:* Friday, September 11, 2009 2:14:11 PM

> > *Subject:* toxic paint and varnish

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> >

> > Hi,

> > Does anyone know what the difference between toxic and non-toxic

> > paint

> > or varnish is? i.e. what's in normal paint that's bad? or what's

> > missing

> > from the better stuff e.g. in Healthy House? How does it compare the

> > 'low odour' 'low fume' stuff in B and Q?

> > Thanks,

> > Sara x

> >

> >

> >

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