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http://www.csiro.au/page.asp?type=mediaRelease&id=Prtoxichrome
the article is 9 months old.
it talks about research that has found a disturbing amount (up to 20x the
limit) of toxic chemicals in the indoors air of newly built homes.
Quotage:

""Air toxics were at their highest at construction showing many materials
used in building homes are significant sources of indoor air pollution. The
most potent sources are paints, adhesives and some wood-based panels."

Further CSIRO measurements in 27 suburban Melbourne residences more than a
year after construction identified 27 airborne toxics. These included the
carcinogens benzene, formaldehyde and styrene, and a cocktail of methanol,
ethanol, acetone, toluene, dichlorobenzene plus a number of less well-known
toxics.

Mr Brown says, "In these established homes, indoor air still carried four
times the total volatile organic toxics found in outside air, although the
level in all but two of the homes was within the NHMRC guideline of 500
micrograms per cubic metre"...

...This study of indoor air toxics was funded by CSIRO for the benefit of
all Australians to assist in developing preventive health strategies for the
community.

CSIRO estimates that indoor air pollution costs the Australian community in
excess of $10 billion a year in illness and lost productivity.

There's now an urgent need to move from this assessment phase to
implementing control strategies through relevant Government agencies and
industry organisations."