Title: Silent Dangers: Traditional paints, solvents emit harmful toxic chemicals | | journalnow.com
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Silent Dangers: Traditional paints, solvents emit harmful toxic chemicals
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Content: Paint retailers should be able to offer Material Safety Data Sheets on each product. If you are hiring a painter, make sure to find out what materials they are using. And if you are an apartment dweller, beware. Many landlords and housing-rental companies use the cheapest paint available. “There is a misperception that newer, less toxic paints don’t look as good but that’s not true,” Lovelace said. “ Low and zero VOC paints are durable and come in vibrant colors.” It is illegal to have lead in paint. While this is generally well-known today, lead continues to be a problem for many people. Homes that were built prior to 1978 are likely to have lead-based paint on the walls, quite possibly painted over. Low levels of lead poisoning can cause learning disabilities, brain, kidney and nervous-system damage, poor muscle coordination, slow growth and speech, language and behavior problems.