Tranquility Vinyl Flooring Phthalates

Their tests found no traces of the chemicals.

Tranquility vinyl flooring phthalates.

Most vinyl flooring contains chemicals called phthalates many of which have been banned from children s products over concerns of negative health effects. What is the average waste percentage expected with tranquility vinyl. You can expect around 5 waste from any of the tranquility vinyl lines. Can tranquility peel and stick flooring be installed in basements.

Lumber liquidators has also begun to take action. Phthalates are used to soften plastic and vinyl and make them more flexible. As long as the subfloor is sound and moisture are not an issue you won t have any problems installing their peel and stick planks in your basement. Home depot has adopted a policy to phase out phthalates in all virgin vinyl flooring by the end of 2015.

But another concern phthalates in vinyl flooring has also garnered attention since both home depot and lowe s announced that flooring products they sell will be phthalate free by 2016. But they re believed to be toxic and have been linked to a laundry list of ailments. Phthalates are commonly found in flooring at levels which exceed u s. Now a new study out of sweden pvc flooring at home and uptake of phthalates in pregnant women concludes that pregnant women who live in homes with vinyl floors in the kitchens or bedrooms have.

It looked great the first few months but now its a disaster. No tranquility flooring sold by lumber liquidators is free of phthalates. Here are a few examples of phthalates found in several products. Diethyl phthalate dep dimethyl phthalate dmp diisononyl phthalate dinp diisobutyl phthalate dibp dibutyl phthalate dbp one of the greatest reasons why phthalates are such a problem is because they can leach.

In fact approximately 90 of phthalates are used in vinyl. Consumer products safety commission cpsc children s product standards for phthalates. Researchers found that of 65 vinyl flooring tiles tested 38 58 percent contained phthalates. The click lock ends are breaking from the buckling.