From: EcoMerge Friday June 5, 2009
It is amazing how much information on any given topic can be found on-line today, this reason alone can and should encourage us all to take time out of our day to pursue making the best and most informed choices we can about things in life such as the products that we use every day. It really only takes but a few minutes to learn something new and it is well worth the time and effort it takes to get there. Here is an article below with just a few products and reasons for taking time to review what they are, what they do, and how they affect you (negatively or positively).
http://www.healthy-kids-go-green.com/household-chemicals.html
http://www.healthy-kids-go-green.com/household-chemicals.html
The toxic household chemicals you store and use in your home every day may surprise you!
Go to your sink right now and take out one of the cleaners you use. Though companies are not required to list all chemical ingredients, many are listed.
Below is a list of toxic chemical ingredients to check for:
• Kerosene
• Phenol
• Cresol
• Lye
• Phosphoric acid
• Sodium hydroxide
• Hydrochloric acid
• Butyl cellosolve (2-Butoxyethanol)
• Formaldehyde
• Bleach (sodium hypochlorite)
• Ammonia
• Sulfamic acid
• Petroleum distillates
• Sulfuric acid
• Lye (potassium hydroxide)
• Morpholine
Did you find any of these toxic substances listed on your products?
While effective cleaning can improve the healthfulness of indoor environments, studies show that use of some consumer cleaning agents can yield high levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including glycol ethers–some of which are used in dry cleaning processes in conjunction with CO2, a process known as Solvair - and which are regulated toxic air contaminants—and terpenes that can react with ozone to form a variety of secondary pollutants including formaldehyde and ultrafine particles.
Some cleaning products and air fresheners have unhealthy emissions.
Persons involved in cleaning, especially those who clean occupationally or often, might encounter excessive exposures to these pollutants owing to cleaning product emissions.
Maternal exposure to toxic chemicals during pregnancy can disrupt development or even cause the death of the fetus. Effects can include birth defects, low birth weight, biological dysfunctions, or psychological or behavioral deficits that become manifest as the child grows.
Sources: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (1998); Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (1999); Scorecard (2007).
Some cleaning products and air fresheners have unhealthy emissions.
Persons involved in cleaning, especially those who clean occupationally or often, might encounter excessive exposures to these pollutants owing to cleaning product emissions.
Maternal exposure to toxic chemicals during pregnancy can disrupt development or even cause the death of the fetus. Effects can include birth defects, low birth weight, biological dysfunctions, or psychological or behavioral deficits that become manifest as the child grows.
Sources: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (1998); Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (1999); Scorecard (2007).
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