The text below was posted to a parenting listserv.  Could the paint folks
comment on this?  What tradeoffs are notable in using "low VOC" paint?

> Almost all commercially prepared paints
> emit medium to dangerous levels of volatile-organic
> compounds (known as VOCs).  We all have experienced
> the paint headaches that result from tto much time
> with those.  A recent study I hear about says that
> these VOCs can linger up to 5 years in a space,
> meaning that a freshly painted nursery, etc. will emit
> these fumes around a baby who's system is the least
> prepared to handle it.  There are a number of
> companies that sell no VOC or low VOC paints that come
> in a wide range of colors (not just ebige and dusty
> grey anymore!) and the cost is not much higher than
> standard premium quality paints.  I've seen adds in
> Sierra Club magazines, E magazine, etc.  Next time
> around we will most def. be using these kinds of
> paints no matter where we are painting within the
> house!

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