This week I'm still in San Francisco after a wonderful three days at West Coast Green residential building conference. We're in the midst of house hunting, so today's newsletter is short and sweet, and I'll tell you what I learned at the conference after I get home. I've posted all the current comments and questions to my Green Living Q&A blog. A number of them can use your wisdom and experience, so please take a look... Debra :-) P.S. My houses are still for sale... HEALTH, HOME & HABITAT #103 ~ 25 September 2007 * GREEN LIVING Q&A BLOG: new Q&As / new comments on previous Q&As If the links don't work on this newsletter, you can view it online at http://www.dld123.com/newsletter/ newsletterupdateback.html Health, Home & Habitat Back Issues (tables of contents) $$$ COMPARE PRICES ON GREEN PRODUCTS $$ $ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GREEN LIVING Q&A BLOG Here are the questions and new comments posted through this morning. Remember, you are welcome to share your own comments and experience in response to any of these questions, and post questions of your own. To read and comment on more questions posted previously go to Green Living Q&A blog.
* Is Modal® a natural fiber? How Long It Takes for VOCs to Outgas
Shower Filter We have chloramine in our water and started looking for a shower filter. I came upon one that states it has KDF and GAC filters. It is Crystal Quest CQE-SP-008. Do you think it'll work? Odor in dresser I have a dresser of solid wood which is many years old.
How Do I Remove Odors From New Clothing I'm sensitive to many chemicals, soaps, etc. Does anybody have any suggestions on how to remove odors, formaldehyde, etc. from new clothing. Any petro-chemical based detergent is definitely off limits for me. Your ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thank you,
Waterproof, non-toxic shower curtains I bought a beautiful organic cotton shower curtain, but it's certainly not waterproof and I'm trying to figure out a waterproof shower curtain liner that is 1) not vinyl, 2) not polyester 3) somewhat waterproof. We have some waterproof "wet bags" for canoeing that seem to be just the right weight and waterproofness, but looking at this material it appears to come either as silicon embedded nylon or polyurethane coated nylon. I'm trying to figure out which of these woud possibly outgass the most. Our canoe bags have no odor that I am detecting. Any thoughts on sustainable, non-toxic, yet waterproof shower curtains? Need recommendations on how to remove mold in crawl space We are contemplating purhcasing a 7 yr old home but an inspector, using air samples, found a high mold count (7000) for Cladisporium. The crawlspace has block walls and a concrete floor and is dry and clean. A thorough visual inspection found a small area that had a light colored substance on the floor joists. How do we remove this? My wife is very sensitive to many chemicals and cannot tolerate bleach, either. Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Removing strong synthetic perfume from carpet I do green cleaning and also give workshops on it. I got a call today from a former colleague. She has spilled Clinique perfume onto her bedroom carpet and the odor is so powerful that she can't be in the room. She's asking for a solution. She's already tried water and baking soda.
eco friendly washer/dryers Hi Debra,
Do Polyester and other Petroleum based clothing give off VOCs? Hi Debra, Yurt cover fabric I am looking at buying a yurt to live in. Most are covered with vinyl which i would not live under if you paid me a lot of money. But i have found one that is acrylic covered canvas, with canvas on the inside. Do you know if acrylic outgasses much?
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