The next time you need to paint a room in your home, consider this:
According to the EPA, indoor air is three times more polluted than outdoor air and is considered to be one of the top 5 hazards to human health. Paints and finishes are among the leading causes.
When shopping for paint, you will see a new label on the paints:
VOC - Volatile Organic Compounds.
Paints and finishes release low level toxic emissions into the air for years after application. The source of these toxins is a variety of VOC's which, until recently, were essential to the performance of the paint.
New environmental regulations, and consumer demand, have led to the development of low-VOC and zero-VOC paints and finishes. Most paint manufacturers now produce one or more non-VOC variety of paint. These new paints are durable, cost-effective and less harmful to human and environmental health.
3 comments:
How much more does this paint cost over regular paint?
There are low and no- VOC paints. The Sherwin Williams regular (low VOC) paint cost about 20% more while the no-VOC/high-end stuff cost quite a bit more. I am very ecologically minded but couldn't afford the no-VOC at the time I wanted it.
I have been told that Lowes offers low and no-VOC paints below the cost of the VOC-filled paints.
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