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are you building, renovating, or furnishing your home? are you an architect, interior designer, or builder? listen to the shWELLter podcast to learn why it’s important to verify products for sustainability and wellness.

Latest Episodes:

what is greenwashing? Feb 01, 2023

3 takeaways:

1) greenwashing is pervasive among consumer products including building materials, interior finishes, and furnishings.

2) "green" does not always mean "healthy."

3) differentiating credible claims from greenwashing can be challenging.

verify sustainability and wellness claims at shWELLter.com

How are occupants exposed to chemicals of concern from building materials, interior finishes, and furnishings? Apr 02, 2021

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on three takeaways:

1) Building materials, interior finishes, and furnishings release chemicals of concern within homes usually via volatilization, abrasion, and degradation.

2) Occupants are exposed to released chemicals of concern via inhalation, ingestion, and/or dermal absorption.

3) Exposures to chemicals of concern with in homes can be reduced by selecting preferable building materials, interior finishes, and furnishings.

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How are health and the environment interconnected relating to chemicals of concern? Apr 02, 2021

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on three takeaways:

1) Billions of pounds of chemicals of concern are directly and indirectly released into the environment every year.

2) Once released into the environment, chemicals of concern end up in the water we drink, food we eat, and air we breath.

3) The effects of chemicals of concern in our environment can be far reaching and long lasting.

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What adverse health effects are associated with exposure to chemicals of concern? Mar 14, 2020

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on seven classifications of chemicals of concern:

1) Asthmagens,

2) Carcinogens,

3) Endocrine Disruptors,

4) Obesogens,

5) Neurotoxicants,

6) Reproductive and Developmental Toxicants, and

7) Sensitizers.

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Are all products for sale in the United States tested and determined to be safe? Mar 14, 2020

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on three takeaways:

1) Current federal regulations addressing the use of chemicals of concern are neither comprehensive nor protective.

2) California's leadership in implementing protective regulations has had successful results.

3) Leveraging your purchasing power is an effective way to incentivize manufacturers to create safer products.

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How does biomonitoring provide evidence of exposure to chemicals of concern? Mar 14, 2020

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on three takeaways:

1) Biomonitoring identifies which chemicals of concern people are exposed to.

2) Biomonitoring demonstrates that exposure to chemicals of concern is widespread.

3) Biomonitoring provides evidence that regulated phaseouts of chemicals of concern likely reduce exposures.

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What are chemicals of concern? Mar 14, 2020

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on three takeaways:

1) Over 40+ different authoritative research, regulatory, and advocacy organizations identify substances as "chemicals of concern."

2) Differing criteria is used by these authoritative organizations to identify substances as "chemicals of concern."

3) Substances identified as "chemicals of concern" may be associated with a range of hazard levels and hazard endpoints.

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How do chemicals of concern cause or contribute to adverse health effects? Mar 14, 2020

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on eight mechanisms:

1) altering or damaging DNA;

2) modifying epigenetics;

3) disrupting the endocrine system;

4) eliciting an allergic response;

5) altering or misdirecting the immune system;

6) influencing the microbiota;

7) contributing to synergistic or additive effects; and

8) exacerbating pre-existing conditions.

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What is the likelihood of developing adverse health effects as a result of exposure to chemicals of concern? Mar 14, 2020

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on three takeaways:

1) Multiple factors influence the likelihood of developing adverse health effects.

2) Most adverse health effects are not caused solely by a person's inherited "bad" genes.

3) Estimating the likelihood of developing adverse health effects as a result of exposure to chemicals of concern has scientific limitations.

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Why are children more vulnerable to chemicals of concern? Mar 14, 2020

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on three takeaways:

1) Children have critical "windows of vulnerability."

2) Children are exposed to and absorb proportionately larger doses of chemicals of concern.

3) Children have unique exposures.

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