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Posted by z on June 26, 2006, 11:33 am
Marina wrote:
>
> >
> > ephedralover@hotmail.com wrote:
> >> z wrote:
> >> > 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?
> >> >
> >> > Latex is not very toxic at all. even to fetuseseses. just smells
> >> > funny..
> >>
> >> This from your long line of VOC/Fetus research I take it.
> >
> > Well, there are no organic nonpolar solvents, which are the nastiest
> > things. particularly chlorinated ones. given that your cells are
> > chemically protected by a layer of grease, organic solvents zip right
> > in, polar solvents don't. which is why people abuse solvents, up to
> > and including alcohol, but nobody abuses soap.
> > Latex paint is basically vinyl dissolved in soapy water. As I said,
> > soapy water isn't much of a threat. Vinyl monomer is nasty, but I
> > don't know of any problems from inhaling it from consumer products.
> > Next biggest possibility is heavy metals. Lead is out of paints now,
> > but there's titanium and stuff. But again, inhaling heavy metals that
> > have evaporated at room temperature isn't a big problem.
> > I wouldn't be surprised if stress from worry about the smell, and just
> > not liking the smell itself (maternal stress being a proved negative
> > for fetuses) was worse than any actual chemical content of the paint.
> > On the other hand, as you are correct, this is all theoretica, and
> > proved evidence is lacking, so anyone who wants to play it safe won't
> > be poopoohed by me.
> >
> >
>
> If I were her I wouldn't go anything that had the smallest chance of
> problems. While I was pregnant, I had terrible sinus problems, but I
> didn't take any meds just cuz I thought it might do something to the baby.
Can't argue with that policy.
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