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Posted by Jeff on June 21, 2006, 11:17 pm
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> My daughter wants to do some indoor painting and she's about 5 months
> into her pregnancy. How dangerous are the latex paint fumes for this
> situation? Is there any type of resonably priced mask that can filter
> out these fumes?
>
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Posted by on June 22, 2006, 12:53 am
> > My daughter wants to do some indoor painting and she's about 5 months
> > into her pregnancy. How dangerous are the latex paint fumes for this
> > situation? Is there any type of resonably priced mask that can filter
> > out these fumes?
>From what I've seen, there's some disagreement about how dangerous
latex paint fumes are. If it were my relative painting while pregnant,
and I couldn't do it for her, I'd absolutely insist on thorough
ventilation, I'd definitely suggest low-VOC paint (we used a
"kids-room" paint by one of the big-name brands that had noticably
lower odors), and I'd recommend a mask for organic solvents if
possible. (Any mask with a carbon filter should help, but one that's
just for dust or particles won't do a thing).
Hope this helps,
Andy
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Posted by Tony Hwang on June 22, 2006, 1:16 am
Pj wrote:
> My daughter wants to do some indoor painting and she's about 5 months
> into her pregnancy. How dangerous are the latex paint fumes for this
> situation? Is there any type of resonably priced mask that can filter
> out these fumes?
>
Hi,
Let me tell you this. Professional painters do have severe internal
chemical congestions in their liver without exception.
What do you think?
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Posted by m Ransley on June 22, 2006, 6:58 am
Paint is toxic, even latex. Don`t paint, or paint and have her move
out. How long? I dont know contact a doctor and paint companies, but I
would say with open fresh air, not AC and a closed house one or two
weeks. with a closed house maybe a month. I used to paint for a living,
even latex makes you sick. Just read a paint can label, it has warnings
about breathing vapor, sure it dries fast, but as it cures it releases
chemicals and with modern chemistry and ever improving paints you have
no idea what is in paint.
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Posted by on June 22, 2006, 12:51 pm
Tony Hwang wrote:
> Pj wrote:
> >
> Hi,
> Let me tell you this. Professional painters do have severe internal
> chemical congestions in their liver without exception.
> What do you think?
IMO, comparing a professional (who is exposed constantly to all kinds
of paint fumes, scraped paint dust and other stuff 50 hours a week, 52
weeks a year to) an amateur (who spends two hours painting her bedroom)
is dumb.
Assuming it's latex paint, tell her to keep the area well ventilated
(i.e. put a box fan blowing out in a window in the room - I wouldn't
recommend her painting a small closet with the door closed.) and take a
break every hour for fresh air. She'll be fine. CHECK THE CAN FOR
WARNINGS FIRST.
Doug
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