Ban Recommended on Toxic Vinyl Shower Curtains

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By _MedHeadlines_ (http://medheadlines.com/author/MedHeadlines/) • Jun 14th,

2008

 

Ask about toxic shower curtains and many people will mention mold and

mildew. Those two culprits may be responsible for making your bathroom smell

less

than fresh but they’re not responsible for the recommendation made today to

ban the manufacture and sale in Canada of vinyl shower curtains made with PVC

(polyvinyl chloride).

“Volatile Vinyl: The New Shower Curtain’s Chemical Smell†is the title of

a

study released today that analyzes the reasons why new vinyl shower curtains

smell the way they do. The bad news is because they contain more than 100

chemicals known to be toxic to humans and they release these toxic chemicals

into the air for about 28 days.

The Canadian research team tested PVC shower curtains purchased at Wal-Mart,

Target, Sears, Kmart, and Bed Bath & Beyond stores in the United States and

Canada. All shower curtains under scrutiny emitted dangerous volatile organic

compounds (VOCs) into the air when removed from their packaging and they

continued to do so for 28 more days.

Researchers express concern that these vinyl shower curtains release so many

toxins into the air in the home but they are equally as concerned about the

danger of the toxins during the manufacturing and disposing phases of

production.

The research team would like to have the Canadian Hazardous Products Act

amended to include these PVC-based vinyl shower curtains as dangerous consumer

goods and has recommended a complete ban.

Source: CNW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What do they recommend you use instead?

 

Ellen

 

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