OT: HARDWOOD FLOORING AND ASTHMA
The New York Times has an interesting piece on the possible link between the use of “moisture-cure urethane” and childhood asthma. This particular sealant is popular among the Hasidim of NYC. Health officials say the product releases toluene diisocyanate which is correctly described as a “very bad actor.” I’m somewhat surprised, though, that they found TDI as it reacts instantaneously with water.
Even more OT in this OT story- I had to smile at the NYT’s use of one of my favorite Yiddish words, “noodge” (meaning a kind of gadfly). I use it frequently but don’t believe I’ve ever seen it in print. Oh yeah, the double “o” is pronounced as in “wood.”