Friday, June 13, 2008

Toxic - new shower curtain smell

That 'new shower curtain smell' gives off toxic chemicals, study finds from the LA Times.

It's always surprising how many new products come with a smell and or coating that either needs to be aired out or washed off before usage. Air quality is often a forgotten issue. Plywood for example with formaldehyde caused the problems with the Hurricane Katrina trailer issues. It seems when you a hot and humid environment causes increase in the chemicals given off.

Recently I bought a Sealy mattress cover with silver anti-bacteria and the smell was horrible and was giving me a headache. Aired out and finally after a day was OK. It should have arrived ready for use.

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