APHA recommends PVC phase-out in building materials- Healthy Building News

The American Public Health Association (APHA) is now recommending that "decision-makers...consider phasing out the use and purchase of flexible PVC in building materials, consumer products and office suppliers in schools, daycare centers, medical care facilities, nursing homes, public housing, facilities for special needs and the disabled, and other facilities with vulnerable populations when cost-effective alternatives are available."[1 ] The APHA, the world's oldest and most diverse organization of public health professionals, passed the policy resolution, Reducing PVC in Facilities with Vulnerable Populations , at its annual meeting on November 2, 2011.

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Recommendations in US to start phasing out of PVC in construction, how many years before the UK notes this!! [link]
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