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Cancer causing building materialsA newly released report by the US Department of Health and Human Services shows that three very common building materials have now been added to the cancer list. Among the 8 chemicals that were added to the list are some that are in most of our buildings --formaldehyde was bumped up to be a known cause of cancer and styrene and certain insulation fibers are now officially suspected carcinogens. So with this new information in hand, what products should we worry about most? Read on as we dig into the report to see what the real health impacts can be.1
Cancer causing building materialsA newly released report by the US Department of Health and Human Services shows that three very common building materials have now been added to the cancer list. Among the 8 chemicals that were added to the list are some that are in most of our buildings --formaldehyde was bumped up to be a known cause of cancer and styrene and certain insulation fibers are now officially suspected carcinogens. So with this new information in hand, what products should we worry about most? Read on as we dig into the report to see what the real health impacts can be.2
