Here is an overview of some of the most common environmental toxins we encounter and how they can affect your health.
Tag: formaldehyde
Health issues/ toxic homes made from particle board or plywood
Pressed wood products (also known as particle board) have been used in home construction, some furniture and some insulation products since the 1970’s. Unfortunately, pressed wood makes use of wood chips that have to be glued together, in many cases using urea-formaldehyde as the resin. The emissions of toxic air occurs for many years after…