Musings on What We Don't Know

It's almost Christmas. I had an interesting discussion with an architect yesterday. He said that New Zealand manufactures a lot of building products with low volatile organic compounds (VOCs)/chemical content that are exported but have little or no market here. It made me wince to think about how New Zealanders are allowing themselves to be exposed to high VOCs/chemicals from the items used to build kitchens, bathrooms, roofs, walls, garages, children's rooms, bedrooms, etc. I suggested to him that this was because of a lack of knowledge of the problems associated with VOCs and chemicals and he was in total agreement.

What you don't know can harm you.

We're trying to change that by bringing you more information. From early 2010, we will be aiming to bring regular informative updates on chemicals, the things you can do to help yourself avoid exposure to carcinogens and possible carcinogens and more. Keep watching and in the meantime, wishing you all a very safe and peaceful holiday season.