The Home improvement company will stop purchasing and
selling any carpets or rugs containing the toxic by the end of the year” This Tuesday,
Home Depot said it would no longer purchase carpeting treated with PFAS
chemicals. Poly-fluorinated substance (PFAS),
used in the making of non-stick surfaces for cookware, stain repellent for
carpets, firefighting foams, and fire retardants for verities of home products,
studies shown PFAS to pose a potential risk for testicular cancers. Decreased birth
weight, thyroid disease, asthma and ulcerative colitis. Taking PFAS chemical
out of carpets eliminates one important source of PFAS in the indoor
environment,” said Jeff Gearhart.
Peter Dykstra reports,
Kudos to Home Depot!!
ReplyDeleteJust like sodium in our diets, potential environmental hazards can and are easily hidden within products one might consider to be safe.