Experts say both real and fake Christmas trees can change the air you're breathing indoors. Here's how.
Plan on putting up a tree this year? Here's how it may affect the quality of your indoor air.
emit chemicals for weeks, a month or even beyond . And while it’s likely nothing to be overly alarmed about, it’s still worth knowing what’s going down when you’re putting your tree up. In other words, that tree could be offcasting irritants that could potentially trigger asthma or allergies, he added., an air quality group based in Switzerland.
And when it comes to phthalates, “those are thought to be mostly endocrine disruptors,” which are chemicals that could interfere with your body’s hormones. The plastics used in artificial Christmas trees can migrate throughout a home and eventually end up in your home's dust.All of that said, your artificial tree isn’t the only contributing factor when it comes to plastic contamination.
He added that when it comes to any indoor air quality topic, you have to balance the physical health impacts with the psychological impact. If your Christmas tree brings you joy, you should not stop getting one to protect your home’s air quality if your home is full of other air quality risk factors, too.
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