Wednesday, 16 June 2010 12:00

The fact that some paint companies are allowed by current EPA standards to claim that their paints meet "sustainability benchmarks" for indoor air quality has some people really confused. 

But with the EPA's recent toxilogical review on formaldehyde inhalation assessment we have reason to be concerned even from the top- down.  According to a recent report by our friends over at the Pharos project, tints and sheens in paints can be formulated to not only have varying ammounts of VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds) but they can also have health haszards associated with those varying VOC ammounts. 

Xylene, a recognized neurotoxin, can be found in products as a "thinning agent" and has been found by the Pharos project to be present in Glidden's Lifemaster Oil Int/Ext higher VOC content eggshell and semi-gloss.

The Pharos prjoject which strives for tansparency, asks the question: if a company claims that they have a sustainable product, shouldn't that include the infomatino that is pertinent to human health and hazardous ingredients?

Read the full blog entry at the pharosproject.net right here and let us know what you think.