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Dear EarthTalk:
I’m going to be remodeling and was wondering: Are there floorings or wall coverings available that won’t aggravate my child’s respiratory problems?
— Mary, Lake Zurich, IL
For those with chemical sensitivities, the home is sometimes anything but a refuge.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as formaldehyde can “off-gas” from carpets, wallpaper and paints, irritating lungs and promoting headaches and itchy eyes. Luckily, there are increasingly more options to traditional building materials and furnishings that are both kinder to Mother Earth and safer for our health.
For flooring, the Seattlebased Environmental Home Center recommends cork, linoleum, bamboo and selected hardwoods as the best choices from an indoor air quality standpoint. If you choose any of these options, make sure installers use non-toxic adhesives as the devil—leaking VOCs - is often in such details.
For those seeking something plusher underfoot, Earth Weave and Natural Home, among oth
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