Hobby Room Chemicals - 5 Chemicals to Avoid in Your Hobby Room
It's such a treat to be able to dedicate a room in your home for your favorite hobby-pottery, stained glass, photography, oil painting, or woodworking.
Unfortunately, exposure to many of the chemicals used in these hobbies can be dangerous.
Make your hobby room safer by avoiding the following 5 chemicals.
Cadmium is a metal found in some ceramics, fluxes, silver solder, batteries, glazes, and pigments.
When heated it emits brown colored fumes.
It is known to be carcinogenic and is also released when tobacco products are smoked.
Minimize your exposure by avoiding inhalation with a proper mask and ventilation.
Formaldehyde is commonly used as a preservative in many chemicals used in photography, and is also frequently found in acrylic paints.
As volatile organic chemical formaldehyde evaporates easily into the air and can cause dizziness, burning eyes and throat, and vomiting.
Long term health effects include cancer.
Read the label and check with the manufacturer about the percentage of formaldehyde present in products that you intend to use frequently, and look for a green product that is just as effective.
Hydrocarbons are organic gases made up of hydrogen and carbon.
These gases go airborne from petroleum based products such as fuel, paint, varnish rubber cement ink, and aerosol sprays.
Their presence reduces the amount of available oxygen and can cause heart failure and suffocation.
Solvents are liquids that can dissolve other materials and are generally used for cleaning, stripping, degreasing, finishing or thinning.
They include kerosene, ethanol, toluene, and xylene.
Inhalation of the fumes from these chemicals irritates the nose, throat and lungs, then travels further into the body creating additional problems.
Vinyl acetates are used in the manufacture of adhesives, water-based paints, inks, film, lacquers and paper coatings.
When exposed to high levels of products that contain acetates it triggers burning of the nose, eyes, and throat.
Some of these chemicals are nearly impossible to avoid, but being aware of them and taking proper safety precautions when using them can help you feel better in your hobby room and protect your health and the health of your family.
Unfortunately, exposure to many of the chemicals used in these hobbies can be dangerous.
Make your hobby room safer by avoiding the following 5 chemicals.
Cadmium is a metal found in some ceramics, fluxes, silver solder, batteries, glazes, and pigments.
When heated it emits brown colored fumes.
It is known to be carcinogenic and is also released when tobacco products are smoked.
Minimize your exposure by avoiding inhalation with a proper mask and ventilation.
Formaldehyde is commonly used as a preservative in many chemicals used in photography, and is also frequently found in acrylic paints.
As volatile organic chemical formaldehyde evaporates easily into the air and can cause dizziness, burning eyes and throat, and vomiting.
Long term health effects include cancer.
Read the label and check with the manufacturer about the percentage of formaldehyde present in products that you intend to use frequently, and look for a green product that is just as effective.
Hydrocarbons are organic gases made up of hydrogen and carbon.
These gases go airborne from petroleum based products such as fuel, paint, varnish rubber cement ink, and aerosol sprays.
Their presence reduces the amount of available oxygen and can cause heart failure and suffocation.
Solvents are liquids that can dissolve other materials and are generally used for cleaning, stripping, degreasing, finishing or thinning.
They include kerosene, ethanol, toluene, and xylene.
Inhalation of the fumes from these chemicals irritates the nose, throat and lungs, then travels further into the body creating additional problems.
Vinyl acetates are used in the manufacture of adhesives, water-based paints, inks, film, lacquers and paper coatings.
When exposed to high levels of products that contain acetates it triggers burning of the nose, eyes, and throat.
Some of these chemicals are nearly impossible to avoid, but being aware of them and taking proper safety precautions when using them can help you feel better in your hobby room and protect your health and the health of your family.