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2017-05-06 20:58:52
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I recently noticed an advertisement in our newspaper: foreclosure of a single-family house... due to significant contamination with PCP, lindane, and formaldehyde.... liquidation value: €30,000
My curiosity prompted me today to drive around the area again to see what such a house might look like. I assumed it was a prefabricated house from the 1970s – back then, they liked to build bungalows with basements (as indicated).
What is frightening is what one reads about PCP, lindane, and formaldehyde.
All three were used, among other things, in prefabricated houses until the mid-1980s.
PCP (Pentachlorophenol):
PCP was mainly used in the 1960s and 1970s as a component of chemical wood preservatives. PCP was used as a fungicidal agent in concentrations of up to 5%.
In addition, PCP was used in protective and decorative coatings for both DIYers and professionals.
PCP is carcinogenic. Other complaints and health effects due to PCP contamination may include headaches, allergies, cardiovascular complaints.
Acute symptoms are: frequent infections, headaches, irritability, or restlessness.
Source: HG-Nord.de
Lindane (Hexachlorocyclohexane):
Since the 1950s, lindane was one of the most important insecticides in chemical wood preservation. Until 1985, 45% of approved chemical wood preservatives contained lindane in concentrations between 0.4% and 1.5%, and since 1993, none of the wood preservatives contain lindane anymore.
Complaints and health effects due to off-gassing lindane may include nausea, vomiting, headaches and muscle pain, respiratory problems, and high blood pressure.
Formaldehyde:
Formaldehyde causes a pungent odor. At higher concentrations, it causes mucous membrane irritation, headaches, coughing, and reddened eyes. Formaldehyde can cause cancer and may also cause severe internal injuries if inhaled.
Source: HG-Nord.de
Here is the house; it is very inconspicuous. Typical 1980s bungalow, faced with brick and wood cladding under the windows and in the terrace niche – we photographed it from the street. It appears to be vacant, yet the garden loungers are there, and in the driveway was a car that someone had washed.
My curiosity prompted me today to drive around the area again to see what such a house might look like. I assumed it was a prefabricated house from the 1970s – back then, they liked to build bungalows with basements (as indicated).
What is frightening is what one reads about PCP, lindane, and formaldehyde.
All three were used, among other things, in prefabricated houses until the mid-1980s.
PCP (Pentachlorophenol):
PCP was mainly used in the 1960s and 1970s as a component of chemical wood preservatives. PCP was used as a fungicidal agent in concentrations of up to 5%.
In addition, PCP was used in protective and decorative coatings for both DIYers and professionals.
PCP is carcinogenic. Other complaints and health effects due to PCP contamination may include headaches, allergies, cardiovascular complaints.
Acute symptoms are: frequent infections, headaches, irritability, or restlessness.
Source: HG-Nord.de
Lindane (Hexachlorocyclohexane):
Since the 1950s, lindane was one of the most important insecticides in chemical wood preservation. Until 1985, 45% of approved chemical wood preservatives contained lindane in concentrations between 0.4% and 1.5%, and since 1993, none of the wood preservatives contain lindane anymore.
Complaints and health effects due to off-gassing lindane may include nausea, vomiting, headaches and muscle pain, respiratory problems, and high blood pressure.
Formaldehyde:
Formaldehyde causes a pungent odor. At higher concentrations, it causes mucous membrane irritation, headaches, coughing, and reddened eyes. Formaldehyde can cause cancer and may also cause severe internal injuries if inhaled.
Source: HG-Nord.de
Here is the house; it is very inconspicuous. Typical 1980s bungalow, faced with brick and wood cladding under the windows and in the terrace niche – we photographed it from the street. It appears to be vacant, yet the garden loungers are there, and in the driveway was a car that someone had washed.