100 Chemicals Off-gas from Vinyl Shower Curtains

The Center for Health, Environment and Justice – or CHEJ – is urging the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a recall for PVC shower curtains. They are also calling on major retailers to voluntarily pull them from their shelves. CHEJ is a non-profit organization that seeks to prevent environmental health harms caused by chemical threats. Their latest study, released yesterday, finds that more than 100 chemicals are released from Polyvinyl chloride – or PVC – shower curtains. Mike Schade is Program Coordinator for CHEJ’s PVC Campaign – and he co-authored the report. Mr. Schade – why should we be concerned about the specific elements that offgas from our vinyl shower curtains?
That was Mike Schade – co-Author of the Shower Curtain Report and Program
Coordinator for the PVC Campaign of the Center for Health, Environment and Justice. The full report can be found online at www.chej.org/showercurtainreport.org.

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