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Could Your Wood Floor Be Making You Sick?

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

In recent years, a serious health hazard was discovered in some houses with hardwood flooring.So what’s the best way to avoid this happening to you?

Not long ago, a case study conducted by researchers at the Silent Spring Institute in the United States found that some homes with wood flooring were contaminated with PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). PCBs are persistent organic pollutants, meaning they do not easily biodegrade. (more…)