Cleaning Supplies Can Contaminate Classroom Air
source: http://www.ewg.org/schoolcleaningsupplies/cleaningsuppliesoverview
"Ordinary school cleaning supplies can expose children to multiple chemicals linked to asthma, cancer, and other documented health problems and to hundreds of other air contaminants that have never been tested for safety, a study by the Environmental Working Group shows. Laboratory tests done for EWG found that a typical assortment of cleaning products released 457 distinct chemicals into the air.
EWG’s findings come at a time when childhood asthma and many childhood cancers are on the rise.
Lax labeling requirements mean that schools often don't know what they're purchasing. Many would be alarmed to learn that when used as directed, Comet Disinfectant Powder Cleanser, a product commonly used in both schools and private homes, released more than100 air contaminants, including chloroform, benzene, and formaldehyde."
Go to this link to see the test results:
http://www.ewg.org/schoolcleaningsupplies/cleaningsuppliesoverview
It's important to realize these dangers and start trying alternatives.
Join Organic:
http://current.com/groups/organicgreen/
http://www.ewg.org/schoolcleaningsupplies/overview?utm_source=cleanerresend-full...
EWG’s findings come at a time when childhood asthma and many childhood cancers are on the rise.
Lax labeling requirements mean that schools often don't know what they're purchasing. Many would be alarmed to learn that when used as directed, Comet Disinfectant Powder Cleanser, a product commonly used in both schools and private homes, released more than100 air contaminants, including chloroform, benzene, and formaldehyde."
Go to this link to see the test results:
http://www.ewg.org/schoolcleaningsupplies/cleaningsuppliesoverview
It's important to realize these dangers and start trying alternatives.
Join Organic:
http://current.com/groups/organicgreen/
http://www.ewg.org/schoolcleaningsupplies/overview?utm_source=cleanerresend-full...
