You Really Should Be Looking For Paint Which Is Not Damaging To You Or The Earth

By Harrison James


Solvents from typical paints are escaping into the environment and I am sure we would all wish this could be averted. What the paints emit are chemicals called Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and these wind up in the atmosphere. The perils with this are the problems of smog, the depletion on the ozone layer and problems related to global warming. Global warming issues mean that people are looking for more alternatives in their choice of paints. Environmentally friendly paints were really first made available back in the 90s, but they were not popular at all and they didn't impress the public.

So, will eco friendly paints become more popular with the raised awareness of global warming? But, there's another obstacle: the painting experts. The opposing positions mean that, based on some of these pros, paints containing the volatile organic compounds are better to use. These professionals likewise maintain that these environmentally friendly paints also need many more coats to get the same finish as normal paints, and that they are not long lasting. The paint industry must think about the health issues relating to VOCs, including breathing problems like asthma and that consumers are going for environmentally safe paints.

Water based latex paints having binding qualities can be a way to deal with this problem. They are believed to be eco friendly and being water based have no volatile organic compounds. If want to paint iron, this is a problem with water based latex paint since rust will occur a lot faster. Nonetheless, customers are turning more and more often to latex paints.

So for us to view a paint Earth friendly, we have to know what it contains and how it was made. For example, something that has the ability to cover other paints is called Titanium Dioxide. Titanium Dioxide is prepared using a couple of processes that result in weak sulphuric acid being created. The manner in which the acid is disposed of is environmentally detrimental because the sea is its final destination.

Titanium Dioxide causes smog when exposed to sunlight, which is one more concern. A carcinogen that may cause cancer further has implications with Titanium Dioxide. Despite all of this, paints still have Titanium Dioxide.

Earth friendly paints can be expected to become widely used as we begin to realize the harmful effects that common paints have on our health and in our environment.




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