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How do I seal caulk I’m sensitive to?
Question from jenbooks Last week I had a soundproofing firm come install a second set of interior windows in my livingroom to lessen city noise. I'm chemically sensitive. Though I tested this relatively nontoxic caulk on a piece of cardboard ahead of time (it's...
How Do I Make Sure My Air Conditioner Doesn’t Have Mold?
Question from rp I recently opened up the small closet that stores my air conditioner and discovered mold on the ceiling. I dont know how to make sure that the unit is safe to run. Is there a way to clean the air conditioner in case there is mold inside? Any helpful...
Is polypropylene floor padding toxic when used over heated floors?
Question from Wild4Nature I am installing a bamboo floor over my hydronic (heated) floors. The flooring company uses FloorMuffler padding which contains polyethylene and polypropylene resins and carbonylamine of azo. Will these give off toxic fumes when heated (to...
BPA Now Banned in Canada
www.re-nest.com/re-nest/news/canada-has-banned-bpa-morning-news-125777 Will America be next?
BPA in Some Cash Register Receipts
Environmental Working Group found that some cash register receipts contained enough BPA to rub off on your hands when you handle the receipts. However, more than half the receipts tested did not contain BPA. Register receipt paper IS available without BPA, so ask the...
Triclosan in Toothpaste
A reader sent me a link to this article about triclosan in toothpaste: www.healthiertalk.com/what-s-your-toothpaste-1940. She tracked down the toothpaste mentioned, and it turned out to be Colgate's Total. This is just another reason to use a natural brand of...
Mohawk’s corn based carpets
Question from Gary Anyone know if these carpets off-gas less or more healthily than petroleum based carpets? Debra's Answer These carpets are made from propanediol, or Bio-PDO, a corn-based polymer. It is made from corn sugar, a by-product of making ethanol, generated...
Fire & Light
Hand-poured recycled glass dinnerware and giftware in eight luminous colors. I couldn't resist purchasing two lavender bowls years ago in a gallery because they are just so beautiful, and I use them often as part of my everyday dishware. The business began in 1995 as...
Fire Clay Tile
Beautiful glazed terra cotta tiles made from clay and 50% post-consumer and post-industrial recycled materials, including granite dust, recycled brown and green glass bottles, and windowpanes. Many of the designs have nature-inspired themes. Click on the...
Fragrance is now an indoor air pollutant, says CDC
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a federal agency has made a fragrance free policy that applies to all their offices nationwide. The agency issued this policy ""in order to protect and maintain safe indoor environmental quality," now...
