It's the often invisible off-gases, not the dust, that
can be most hazardous to your long term health

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IS YOUR HOUSE MAKING YOU SICK?

Comments below are from a report by AARP
and the US Environmental Protection Agency:

Is the environment—your home environment—hazardous to your health?  It could be!  With new research continuing to show that unhealthy substances (VOCs) found in everyday products often pose higher risks for certain segments of the population, it’s a question becoming more important for older Americans.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemical compounds that vaporize and enter the atmosphere.  A wide array of volatile organics are emitted by products used in home, office, school, and arts/crafts and hobby activities.

Longer life spans may increase the chances that cumulative exposure will cause illnesses with long latency periods, such as cancer or Parkinson’s disease, to develop.  And, older people are more likely to have conditions—such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease and diabetes—that can dramatically reduce their ability to withstand exposure to environmental hazards.

The stakes are high.  Older people tend to process and eliminate toxicants from their bodies more slowly than younger people.  And “as we age ", we become less efficient at detoxification—the slowing down of kidney, liver and immune system functioning all play a role.

Many products used in home, office, school, and arts/crafts and hobby activities emit volatile organics. These products, which number in the thousands, include:

• Personal items such as scents and hair sprays;
  
• Household products such as finishes, rug and oven cleaners, paints and lacquers
  (and their thinners),   paint strippers, pesticides,  nonstick cooking pans.
• Dry-cleaning fluids.
  
• Building materials and home furnishings.
  
• Office equipment such as some copiers and printers.
  
• Office products such as correction fluids and carbonless copy paper.
  
• Graphics and craft materials including glues and adhesives, permanent markers,
  and photographic solutions.
  
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  SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF VOCs.
  
  The Odor-Defense™ or Odor-Ban air filters for your A/C system absorb many foul odors and harmful VOCs.   Our Odor-Defense™ air filter doesn't just mask or cover up the odors.  Instead, millions of tiny granules capture and hold hundreds of different harmful gases (VOCs) and the odors emitted by these gases.  If you're an older person, or have young children, we strongly recommend you consider our Activated Charcoal air filters.  
  
  To order Charcoal filters, go back and see if we offer your brand and size in Odor Defense™ or Odor Ban.  If we don't, please email us at info@oxyclean.com