If a person periodically feels overwhelmed, he is often tormented by migraines, and in the mornings there is no sign of freshness and vigor, then the reasons here may lie not only in environmental pollution and the abundance of various information coming into the brain from MASS MEDIA. A few years ago, American doctors came to the conclusion that people often get sick due to pollution of their homes with hazardous finishing materials.
What kind of materials and what harm they can cause to health are clearly presented in the table.
N p / p | Name of material | Scope of application | Hazardous substance released over time | Likely harm to health | |
1 | Polymer materials | Chipboard | Production of economy class furniture | Ethylbenzene, benzene, formaldehyde and dioxin | Mutation of cells, the occurrence of tumor formations |
2 | Fiberboard | ||||
3 | PVC | Production of skirting boards, pipes, as well as wall panels and linoleum | |||
4 | PVA | Necessary for the production of carpets, as well as synthetic coatings | |||
5 | Expanded polystyrene | Warming of industrial premises | Asbestos fiber | Airway pollution | |
6 | Asbestos | ||||
7 | Silicate brick | The manufacture of walls and ceilings of residential premises | Radon | Lungs' cancer | |
8 | Reinforced concrete | Production of the foundation and walls in monolithic houses | Radium and Thorium | Blockage of capillaries and other diseases of the hematopoietic system | |
9 | Polyurethane foam | Heaters, sockets and friezes | Polyol and Carbon Dioxide | Intoxication and asthma | |
10 | Expanded polystyrene | Warming of walls, floors, roofs | Isocyanates | Cardiovascular ailments | |
11 | Polyurethane | Production of foam rubber, some varnishes, paints, glues, as well as thermal insulation materials | |||
12 | Synthetic adhesives and varnishes | Parquet flooring | Xylene and Toolol | Allergic reactions, respiratory diseases, miscarriages in pregnant women | |
13 | Plastic | Panel manufacturing | Dioxin | Decreased immunity and the occurrence of various tumors | |
14 | Cheap paints | Decoration of walls, floors and windows | Polyvinyl chloride | Diseases of the nervous, digestive, and urinary systems | |
15 | Washable wallpaper | Wall decoration | Styrene | Respiratory diseases | |
16 | Vinyl wallpapers | PVC Mastic | Neurosis |
To minimize damage to your body from repairs, follow these guidelines.
- Before buying material, you should definitely smell it. The presence of a pungent odor is a signal of the need to cancel the purchase.
- The seller at the request of the buyer must always provide a certificate of quality for finishing materials.
- To buy building materials for repair only in specialized stores or supermarkets.
- The first time after finishing the room periodically ventilate it.
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