it's really bad. and you can see all the dust. and that's polyurethane, it's not a great material in terms of... no, it's all petrochemical. everything comes from the petrochemical industry these days, everything. and that's an industry with a serious environmental impact — from the hazardous waste it can produce to the huge amounts of energy it relies on. in fact, every surfboard manufactured is said to create as much as the equivalent of 250kg of carbon dioxide. and it's notjust the foam of the boards that is a problem — it's also all the chemicals used to strengthen and finish them. that's extremely corrosive. what's that made out of? that's really bad, that will mess your lungs up. is that toxic? not now. using these chemicals has taken its toll on blacker. this is probably one of the most toxic things and making boards is the spraying, because you are using either isocyanates