Title: Dangers of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) in Paint
Headings: Should I Avoid VOC-Containing Paint?
Should I Avoid VOC-Containing Paint?
What Are the Risks?
Warning
Avoiding VOCs and "Green" Paints
Should I Buy Eco-Friendly Paints?
Where to Buy VOC-Free Paints

Content: Because they're volatile, these compounds vaporize and emit gasses, even long after they've dried. Paint, for example, emits only half of its VOCs in the first year. What Are the Risks? VOCs are linked to a range of health problems, including some very serious diseases. Benzene, for example, is one of several VOCs that's known to cause cancer. It's not suspected, it's known, beyond any doubt. Other health effects besides cancer include kidney damage, liver damage, damage to the central nervous system (including the brain), as well as minor complaints like headaches and eye, throat, and nose irritation. The health effects of VOCs vary from source to source and from person to person. Professional painters have been found to have a range of serious health problems, especially liver and kidney damage. Warning
People with pre-existing conditions, pregnant and nursing women, small children, and other sensitive people are at particular risk.