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Posted by Victoria Anisman-Reiner Jun 13, 2008 |
Although the toxins present in personal care products are becoming common knowledge, there's another source of dangerous chemicals in your shower: plastic shower curtains.
A new report from the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) titled "Volatile Vinyl: The New Shower Curtain's Chemical Smell" warns that chemicals "gassing off" of new plastic shower curtains (and other plastic products) may contain potential carcingens, eye, nose and throat irritants, and toxic chemicals that can cause allergic reactions, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, liver problems, reproductive problems and more.
The hazardous chemicals released into the air by shower curtains include volatile organic chemicals (VOCs), phthalates, dioxin, organotoxins, and more.
According to CHEJ, "Some of these chemicals cause developmental damage as well as damage to the liver and central nervous, respiratory, and reproductive systems. Some can cause cancer in animals; some are suspected or known to cause cancer in humans." (Source: ABS-CBN News Online)