Here is a list of some of the chemicals we use in our homes and expose our families to not knowing the harmful affects.
- Carbon monoxide caused by an unserviced furnace burning propane, butane or oil.
- Arsenic is still used in many household pesticides and is increasingly used as a wood preservative. Low levels of non organic arsenic "may increase lung cancer risk."
- Vinyl chloride Also known as that new car smell. PVC pipes in your house with water sitting in them all night can have vinyl chloride leaking into the water making the water contaminated, which can cause severe liver damage. (Run the water if it hasn't been used in a while to flush out the standing water.)
- Disinfectants: Phenaols, which include biphenyl, phenolics and the perservative pentachoraphenol, are found in disinfectants, antiseptics, perfume, mouthwashes, glues and air fresheners.
- Formaldehyde off gases (evaporates) from cushions, particle board and adhesives and to manufacture most inexpensive wood bases products. This can cause eye and upper respiratory irritation.
