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As a painter and a lover of the outdoors, i constantly stop and think to myself what is the effect of all this? I know with latex paints the damage being done is much less than oil paints but washing brushes, paint cans, stains, ect ect. Does anyone have any idea how hazardous the stuff we work with really is.
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As a painter and a lover of the outdoors, i constantly stop and think to myself what is the effect of all this? I know with latex paints the damage being done is much less than oil paints but washing brushes, paint cans, stains, ect ect. Does anyone have any idea how hazardous the stuff we work with really is.
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YES! But it's not like latex is safe. It is expected that a prime ingredient NMP will be officially labeled as toxic this year. Paint manufacturers are working to get rid of NMP in their latex paints.

http://ecb.jrc.it/classlab/4702a06_IND_1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.doc

There's some food for thought... BUT... None of you guys ever breath latex paint fumes... right? You all wear respirators... ;)
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