In a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, researchers found that exposure to certain types of surface materials at work appears to increase adults' risk of developing asthma. Findings showed that adults working in environments with exposure to plastic wall coverings were more than twice as likely to develop asthma. Risk of asthma was also higher for people working in settings with wall-to-wall carpeting, especially in the presence of mold problems. For more information visit
http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/164/8/742 or http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/NewScience/oncompounds/phthalates/2006/2006-1107jaakkolaetal.html |
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