PEVA Vs. EVA Shower Curtain

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Written by Debra Lynn Dadd

December 22, 2009, written by Debra Lynn Dadd

Question from HEG

I went to Target looking for alternatives to vinyl shower curtains and I found both EVA and PEVA ones. What is the difference and is there one that is less toxic than the other? 

Thank you 

Debra's Answer

PEVA is a nontoxic vinyl (it doesn't have the chlorine molecule that makes PVC toxic). I used a PEVA shower curtain in a rented apartment for three months. It worked great and doesn't smell at all.

EVA is Ethylene vinyl acetate, a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate.

Both of these are plastics made from petrochemicals, but they have very low toxicity.

Either a PEVA or an EVA shower curtain would be better than a PVC shower curtain.



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