Renovating without polluting, it is possible!
Fancy a coat of paint on your walls? Yes, but if they do not pollute your home. For this reason, he should choose his painting … It is with the varnish for the renovation of your wood tibia gold and adhesives.
Pollutants in house paints, glues, varnishes and other …
The problem with paints, glues and varnishes is that these products contain solvents and other glycol ethers cause toxic fumes. For example, formaldehyde, one of many volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which is present in many panels of chipboard, insulation foam, adhesives and varnishes, continues to release toxic gases during 10 to 15 years! Another example is the pantachlorophénol, a fungicide (against fungi), widely used in products of wood processing, is also the source of toxic fumes for years.
Thus, varnishes, adhesives and paints earth eternal gold, but also furniture, emit irritants long after drying. One can become intoxicated and the long, even developing allergies.
What are the solutions to renovate without polluting?
Emphasize the water-based paints instead of oil paintings, the latter being rich in VOCs.
Choose paints on the European Ecolabel. They contain fewer toxic substances including VOCs.
Better yet, use paint and varnish. Based on protein, vegetable or synthetic resin, lime, clay or mineral paints, these products are totally free of VOCs and therefore hypoallergenic. They have an oily base (linseed, soybean, sunflower), but we can rid of white spirit. Note that these paintings are generally white, add free realms coins yourself to the color using natural pigments (land, ochres, oxides of metal salt). Very resistant covering power, but they are slow to dry.
For adhesives, choose vegetable-based latex, solvent-free.
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