Jun 30 2009
Shower Curtain Rings can be bad for the environment
According to the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice (which recommended removing vinyl shower curtains from store shelves earlier this year), PVC shower curtains outgas 108 different chemicals within the first 28 days of use and continue to do so for a very long time: that “new” smell is the telltale sign of all those chemicals going into your lungs and skin when you are most vulnerable: while taking a hot shower and breathing deeply. It’s bad enough having to deal with chlorine and possible lead and mercury contamination in municipal water; the last thing you’d want to add to your list of daily exposure to chemicals is PVC-anything. PVC has been associated with many serious human ailments. Even conservative organizations have started to caution people against vinyl / PVC products.
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