Re: What to do to reduce harmful chemicals from house decorations!!

[Guest guest]

There's probably lots of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) from the paint and

particle board materials...xylene, etc. Opening the windows and doors to allow

fresh air circulation while opening the cabinets (if those are painted or

smelly) will help to diminish the odorous gases. Using a very good air filter

with VOC removal like IQair would help, but those materials gas off for weeks.

PJ

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> Hi all,

> Wonder if this is off the topic, if so, please forgive.

>

> My dd this week moved to a newly decorated room, when the school expands. But

it is commercial building, since small sized school.

>

> There are still smells, which the office runs only for 1-2weeks. How can we do

to reduce to minium harm?

>

> Thank you so much for any feedback and help!!

> All the best,

> Corinna

>

[Guest guest]

If you can afford it, there's a small air filter that also has an ozonator built

in. http://www.surroundair.com/multi-tech-2.htm

It's not as expensive as other brand names but works.

I did lots of reading on ozone and find it the best eliminating VOCs, smells,

etc. There are some very strong ozonators and I used one to get rid of the

moldy smell fron under the sink but it is important to know that THERE SHOULD BE

NO HUMANS OR PETs IN THE ROOM/BUILDING WHEN THE OZONATOR IS ON. Even after it's

worked in the room, the room must be ventilated.

However, you it may be difficult to convince the school to use it (even if at

night for the safety reason),so the above filter I mentioned has 2 functions - 1

is air filtering and the other is ozonator which is completely off when the

filter is working.

[Guest guest]

Lots of boxes of baking soda (the kind designed to deodorize the freezer/fridge)

might help. I use a lot of them in my home to contain problem areas and to make

a " shield " between problem areas and where we sleep/live. It's been very

effective.

Michele

http://www.healthgazelle.com

http://www.kidslikemine.com

http://solanorail.com

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> Hi all,

> Wonder if this is off the topic, if so, please forgive.

>

> My dd this week moved to a newly decorated room, when the school expands. But

it is commercial building, since small sized school.

>

> There are still smells, which the office runs only for 1-2weeks. How can we do

to reduce to minium harm?

>

> Thank you so much for any feedback and help!!

> All the best,

> Corinna

>