Coates Walker Cabinetry
contributes to healthier homes because, unlike other cabinet
brands or custom cabinetry, we do not pollute the air inside
your home by off-gassing toxic chemicals known to cause many
health concerns including asthma, allergies and even cancer.
The toxic chemicals commonly found in conventional cabinetry
are Urea-Formaldehyde
and other Volatile
Organic Compounds (VOCs). These chemicals are found in
the materials and finishes used in most cabinets and furniture
made with plywood, pressed board and medium density fiberboard
(mdf). Materials containing Urea-formaldehyde and other VOCs
“off-gas” – emitting potentially harmful
fumes into the home over many years.
The American
Lung Association and the Environmental
Protection Agency are among the many experts who recommend
choosing healthier cabinets made without urea-formaldehyde
and other VOCs.
Reducing VOCs in the home is particularly important when
there are children present because due to their greater respiratory
rates, children breathe a proportionately greater volume of
air than adults. As a result, children inhale more pollutants
per pound of body weight. They also spend more time engaged
in vigorous activity than adults. In addition, because of
young children's height and play habits (crawling, rolling)
they are more likely to be exposed to pollutants or aerosols
that are heavier than air and tend to concentrate in their
breathing zone near ground level. Children's physiological
vulnerability to air pollution arises from their narrower
airways and the fact that their lungs are still developing.
Irritation caused by air pollutants that would produce only
a slight response in an adult can result in potentially significant
obstruction in the airways of a young child. To learn more
about the links between children’s health and their
indoor and outdoor environments, visit National
Resource Defense Council and the Children’s
Environmental Health Network.
Coates Walker Cabinetry is specifically designed to eliminate
and/or reduce the presence of VOCs and their negative health
effects.
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