Thursday, May 10, 2012

Facts About Green Paints Revealed

By Douglass Larive


You may or may not know that typical paints release solvents into the atmosphere during the process of curing and evaporating, and as you'll likely be able to guess, this isn't a good thing. Volatile Organic Compounds or VOCs are entering the our surroundings. This could cause several ill effects; for instance, it can lead to the ozone to deplete, it can contribute to the issue of smog and likewise the big one; it can add towards global warming. As people become more aware of the issues posed by global warming, alternatives to normal paints are being sought. The initial popularity of environmentally friendly paints was less than impressive when they initially entered the market in the nineties.

So people today are aware that using normal paints lend to global warming and other issues, so for certain they'll start using environmentally friendly paints? Those who are experts in painting need to be won over. The contradicting views mean that, according to some of these experts, paints that have the volatile organic compounds are better to use. The points the painting experts make are that paint that is eco friendly is not as efficient to use. People are switching over to Earth friendly paints to avoid health related conditions such as headaches and asthma so the paint producers have to serious consider this.

A resolution to the problem is to make use of latex paints that are water based, having acrylic resin which works as a binder. Due to the fact that VOCs are not present, it means they are eco friendly. If want to paint iron, this is a drawback with water based latex paint as rust is going to take place more quickly. Latex paints, despite any of these problems, are becoming popular.

When we say 'Earth friendly paints', we don't simply mean the paint itself is safe for the environment, but also the procedure in which the paint was produced or how the ingredients were gathered. For instance, Titanium Dioxide is commonly used in many paints because of its whiteness, which means it is is able to cover other paints. Sulfuric acid is a by-product in the creation of Titanium Dioxide. This acid, together with the chemical substances that were dissolved in it, was released into the sea, which of course is not healthy for the environment.

Titanium Dioxide leads to smog when exposed to sunlight, which is an additional concern. The fact that carcinogens may induce cancer is a serious concern due to a link with Titanium Dioxide. Titanium Dioxide continues to be found in paints even in the face of all of this evidence.

Eco friendly paints can be expected to become more widely used as we begin to see the adverse effects that normal paints have on our health and in our environment.




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