If you’re interested in living a healthier lifestyle, here’s one for your Favorites: http://www.thegreenguide.com. You’ll want to revisit often, I have. Here’s just a sample of the types of articles you’ll find online and in their well-organized magazine.
Clearing the Air– How to avoid indoor air pollutants by Emily Main does a pithy job of covering this vast topic. The technical points are a bit difficult to slog through but she makes her case quickly getting to the heart of the problems: chemical pollutants and what you can / cannot do about getting them out of your living quarters. You need to subscribe to get the full article, which also appears in the hard copy magazine. Her Checklist offers suggestions for cleaning up your home. She provides a link to heathyindoorair.org that summarizes various pollutants and their effect on health: Indoor Air Quality Health Effects
Learning Hazards: Toxic Fire Retardants And How To Avoid Them In Consumer Products And Food - The Executive Summary by P.W. McRandle provides an overview of the dangers of PBDEs found in food and home furnishings containing flame retardants and polyurethane foam. I was heartened to see that Maine has plans to pass legislation banning penta and octa PBDEs from products sold in our great state.
The Green Guide magazine has a thorough chart on page 6 listing Problem Pollutants, the common source and health problems associated with them. Clip this and begin creating an inventory of your home furnishings … to replace pronto.
A one-year e-subscription is only $15 and you get 7 issues of The Green Guide magazine. Small price to pay for such valuable and helpful information.
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