Are your records a health concern?
Polemical article on slashgear.com. Any truth in it?
"Then there’s vinyl’s health effects. PVC is carcinogenic, causes damage to nerves and reproductive organs, and often contains additives like lead and cadmium. It exhibits a lifelong, chemical breakdown (known as outgassing) that spits out vinyl chlorides, turning turn your body into a magnet for persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Agent Orange is one glaring example of POPs. Musician Benn Jordan tested his own vinyl with an industrial-grade air quality monitor to see just how bad this effect is. Playing newer records for just a couple of minutes led to a sharp rise in unsafe air quality; playing older, more worn vintage records caused the same unsafe levels within moments of setting the record on the platter; shuffling through records (without playing them) led to levels unsafe for short-term inhalation. This was with a handful of records; imagine a shop (or home storage cabinet) full of them."
Do Vinyl Records Actually Sound Better Than CDs? We Take A Closer Look (slashgear.com)
Well First off, PVC is not a carcinogenic. Vinyl chloride is.a carcinogen. This is a GAS used in the production of PVC. PVC is listed as an approved material for potable water. In solid form it's pretty inert. But you bring up an interesting topic. The real question is how hot does it get at the point of contact where stylus meets record surface and what can potentially be emitted .
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@bdp24 Polycarbonate.
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