Guest guest Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 > > What material is more resistant to myctoxins and mold - aluminium or > plastic? I'd buy a table or two but don't want to spend money on > something that can be easily contaminated. > > -Branislav > I would think that the aluminum is less easily contaminated. I have found that I have much stronger reactions to plastics from my toxic house than aluminum items. That said, I was amazed that aluminum still seems able to hang onto some of the toxins. The table I'm using in my new house is actually patio furniture (wrought iron) that I bought on sale and it seems to be fairly impervious to the toxins. Whereas, the fold-up PVC tables I bought are much less and I'm constantly wiping them down. At this point, I'm not buying any real furniture until I'm certain I know how to keep the place decontaminated. With two kids that are continually wanting to bring stuff from the old house, the potential for contamination of my new space remains quite high. B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 > I would think that the aluminum is less easily contaminated. I have > found that I have much stronger reactions to plastics from my toxic > house than aluminum items. That said, I was amazed that aluminum still > seems able to hang onto some of the toxins. The table I'm using in my > new house is actually patio furniture (wrought iron) that I bought on > sale and it seems to be fairly impervious to the toxins. Whereas, the > fold-up PVC tables I bought are much less and I'm constantly wiping > them down. At this point, I'm not buying any real furniture until I'm > certain I know how to keep the place decontaminated. With two kids > that are continually wanting to bring stuff from the old house, the > potential for contamination of my new space remains quite high. > > B. Thanks , So, even the aluminium is not perfect. I'll see if I can find something made of wrought iron at a reasonable price here. That should be a temporary solution, until this mycotoxin assault subsides some day (I hope). Before all this crap started, I wanted to buy a glass table with metallic legs, but it's pricey. As for the plastics, in my experience it easily absorbs mycotoxins. But not all types of plastics are the same. Soft rubbery plastic is the worst in this respect, while harder, stiffer plastic is much more resistant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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