| Here's WHY thousands of people every
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| | currently afflicted.[Source: Consumer
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| month are SWITCHING STORES...
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| | Federation of America, 1997]
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| Environmental Protection Agency studies
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| | In one decade, there has been a 42%
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| have shown that indoor air pollutants are
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| | increase in asthma (29% for men, 82% for
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| 3 to 70 times higher than outdoors. The
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| | women). The higher rate for women is
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| following information came from a
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| | believed to be due to women's longer
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| conference call with Kay Heizer, Director
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| | exposure times to household chemicals.
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| of "Healthy Choices" (a non-profit
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| | [Source: Center for Disease Control]
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| organization comprised of doctors,
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| | Childhood asthma has increased by more
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| nurses, environmental scientists and
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| | than 40% since 1980. [Source:
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| educators committed to teaching the
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| | Environmental Health Perspectives, June
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| public about the hazards of chemicals in
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| | 1997; 105 (6)]
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| our home and how we can avoid or minimize
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| | Asthma death in children and young people
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| the risks): :
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| | increased by a dramatic 118% between 1980
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| 50% of all illness is due to poor indoor
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| | and 1993.[Source: Environmental Health
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| air quality [Source: 1989 State of
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| | Threats to Children, Environmental
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| Massachusetts Study]
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| | Protection Agency 175-F-96-001, September
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| Since 1950, at least 70,000 new chemical
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| | 1996]
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| compounds have been invented and
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| | The average child visits the doctor 23
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| dispersed into our environment. Only a
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| | times in the 1st 4 years of life, with
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| fraction of these have been tested for
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| | the most common complaint being
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| human toxicity. We are, by default,
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| | respiratory ailment.[Source: National
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| conducting a massive clinical toxicology
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| | Center for Health Statistics, 1997]
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| trial, and our children and their
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| | Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) in
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| children are the experimental animals.
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| | adults and children is also rising - in
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| [Source: Herbert L. Needleman, M.D.,
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| | 1993, 4.5 million children took the drug
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| Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., Raising
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| | Ritalin so they could sit still long
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| Children Toxic Free]
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| | enough to learn. By 1998, 11.4 million
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| 150 chemicals found in the home are
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| | children were being drugged with this
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| connected to allergies, birth defects,
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| | powerful Class-2 narcotic.[Source: Your
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| cancer and psychological
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| | Children and Ritalin, The Detroit news
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| disorders.[Source: Consumer Protection
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| | (March 8. 1998)]
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| Agency (CPA)]
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| | Even small doses of neurotoxins, which
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| The United States of America Federal Code
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| | would be harmless to an adult, can alter
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| of Regulations exempts manufacturers from
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| | a child's nervous system development.
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| full labeling of products if used for
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| | [Source: Environmental Health
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| personal, family or household care.
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| | Perspectives 106 Supplement 3:787-794
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| [Source USA FCR: Section 1910.1200C,
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| | (June 1998)]
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| Title 29, Section 1500.82 2Q1A]
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| | Developing cells in children's bodies are
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| 3 groups of people are primarily affected
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| | more susceptible to damage than adult
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| by indoor chemical concentrations because
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| | cells that have completed development,
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| they spend more time indoors and their
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| | especially for the central nervous
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| immune systems are weaker. The 3 groups
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| | system. During the development of a
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| are:
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| | child, from conception through
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| ·Infants and toddlers ·Chronically ill
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| | adolescence, there are particular windows
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| ·Elderly
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| | of vulnerability to environmental
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| [Source: 1988 EPA, 5-year study]
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| | hazards. Most disturbing - until a child
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| In 1901, cancer was rare: 1 out of 8,000.
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| | is approximately 13 months of age, they
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| Since the Industrial Revolution, the
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| | are virtually no ability to fight the
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| cancer rate today has risen to 1 in 3 and
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| | biological and neurological effects of
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| by the year 2002, it will be 1 in 2.
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| | toxic chemicals.[Source: Herbert L.
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| [Source: The American Cancer Society]
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| | Needleman, M.D., Philip J. Landrigan,
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| The top 12 cancer-causing products
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| | M.D., Raising Children Toxic Free]
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| (called the "Dirty Dozen") in the average
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| | Today, children have chemical exposures
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| home include the following:
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| | from birth that their parents didn't have
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| ·Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder w/Talc
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| | until they were adults. Because children
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| ·Crest Tartar Control Toothpaste ·VO5
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| | are exposed to toxics at an earlier age
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| Hair Conditioner ·Clairol Nice-n-Easy
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| | than adults, they have more time to
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| Hair Color ·Ajax Cleanser ·Lysol
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| | develop environmentally triggered
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| Disinfectant [Source: The National
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| | diseases, with long latency periods, such
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| Cancer Prevention Coalition]
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| | as cancer. [Source: Environmental Policy
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| Liquid dish soap is the leading cause of
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| | and Children's Health, Future of
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| poisonings in the home for children under
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| | Children, Summer/Fall 1995; 5(2): 34-52]
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| the age of six (over 2.1 million
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| | Formaldehyde is a highly toxic substance.
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| accidental poisonings per year). Most
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| | It is a known cancer-causing agent. It
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| brands of liquid dish soap contain
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| | damages the neurological connectors in
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| formaldehyde and ammonia.
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| | the body. It is an irritant to the eyes,
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| Of the chemicals found in personal care
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| | nose, throat and lungs and may cause:
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| products:
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| | ·skin reactions ·ear infections
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| ·884 are toxic ·146 cause tumors ·218
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| | ·headaches ·depression ·asthma ·joint
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| cause reproductive complications ·778
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| | pain ·dizziness ·mental confusion
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| cause acute toxicity ·314 cause
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| | ·nausea ·disorientation ·phlebitis
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| biological mutations ·376 cause skin and
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| | ·fatigue ·vomiting ·sleep disturbances
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| eye irritations [Source: United States
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| | ·laryngitis One in five people are
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| House of Representatives Report, 1989]
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| | sensitive to formaldehyde. Formaldehyde
|
| The State of California recently passed
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| | is commonly found in:
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| legislation requiring a 45% reduction in
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| | ·drugs ·mouthwash ·hairspray
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| the amount of toxins found in:
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| | ·cosmetics ·cleaning products
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| ·Hairspray aerosols ·Furniture polish
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| | ·perfumes ·waxes ·hair setting lotions
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| ·Window cleaners ·Air fresheners
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| | ·shampoo ·air fresheners ·fungicides
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| ·Shaving cream ·Laundry detergents
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| | ·fingernail polish ·floor polishes
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| ·Nail polish remover ·Insect repellent
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| | ·dry cleaning solvents ·toothpaste
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| ·Hair styling gel and mousse [Source:
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| | ·laundry spray starch ·antiperspirants
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| Healthy Homes in a Toxic World]
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| | ·... just to name a few
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| Out of 2,435 pesticide poisonings in a
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| | DO YOU STILL WANT TO USE PRODUCTS IN YOUR
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| one-year period, over 40% were due to
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| | HOME THAT CONTAIN FORMALDEHYDE?
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| exposure to disinfectants and similar
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| | Due to the increase in toxic buildup in
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| cleaning products in the home.[Source:
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| | our bodies, including the toxic buildup
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| State of California Study]
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| | of formaldehyde, dead bodies are not
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| Just by reducing (not eliminating)
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| | decomposing as fast as they used to.
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| environmental carcinogens alone, we would
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| | ·Bodies now start to decompose within 7
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| save at least 50,000 lives taken by
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| | to 10 days after death. ·During the
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| cancer annually.[Source: Dr. Lee Davis,
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| | Vietnam War, Vietnamese bodies started to
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| former advisor to the Secretary of
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| | decompose within 24 to 48 hours. However,
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| Health]
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| | Americans didn't start to decompose for 4
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| Most laundry detergent contains a form of
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| | to 5 days. ·Twice as much formaldehyde
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| NTA. NTA is a substance we may reasonably
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| | was needed to embalm a person 20 years
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| anticipate to be a carcinogen. [Source:
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| | ago compared to today.
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| The Merck Index]
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| | How many of these names would you have
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| Household bleaches which claim to
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| | recognized as formaldehyde?
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| disinfect are classified as pesticides
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| | ·Formalin ·Methanal ·Methyl Aldehyde
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| under the Federal Hazardous Substances
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| | ·Methylene Oxide ·Oxymethylene ·Bfv*
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| Act. Inadvertently mixing bleach with
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| | ·Fannoform* ·Formol* ·Fyde* ·Karsan*
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| other cleaners that contain ammonia
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| | ·Methaldehyde ·Formalith* ·Methylene
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| produces a toxic chloramines gas. These
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| | Glycol ·Ivalon* ·Oxomethane ·Formalin
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| toxic gases can cause coughing, loss of
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| | 40 ·Formalin ·Formic Aldehyde ·Hoch
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| voice, a feeling of burning or
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| | ·Paraform ·Lysoform* ·Morbocid
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| suffocation, and even death. [Source:
| |
| | ·Trioxane ·Polyoxmethylene * denotes
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| Guide to Hazardous Products Around the
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| | trade name
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| Home, Household Hazardous Waste Project,
| |
| | The following products are just a few
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| 1989]
| |
| | that are so toxic that they should be
|
| Women who work in the home have a 54%
| |
| | disposed of in a toxic waste dump:
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| higher death rate from cancer than women
| |
| | ·floor care products ·furniture polish
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| who work outside of the home. [Source:
| |
| | ·window cleaners ·bug spray ·nail
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| 17- year EPA study]
| |
| | polish remover [Source: Water Pollution
|
| 150 chemicals found in the home have been
| |
| | Control Federation]
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| connected to allergies, birth defects,
| |
| | Warning labels on containers refer only
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| cancer and psychological disorders.
| |
| | to toxic hazards from ingestion; however,
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| [Source: The Consumer Protection Agency)
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| | only 10% of health problems from
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| As more toxic chemicals have been
| |
| | chemicals are caused by ingestion. 90%
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| introduced to our everyday environment in
| |
| | are caused by the inhalation of vapors
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| greater amounts over the last 20 to 30
| |
| | and absorption of particles.
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| years, the level of toxins stored in
| |
| | Government regulations require that only
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| adipose tissues (fat cells) of our bodies
| |
| | the most EXTREMELY toxic substances must
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| have risen. Bioaccumulation studies have
| |
| | contain a warning label. Labels that say
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| shown that some toxins store in our
| |
| | the following should be removed from your
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| bodies for life. Greater and greater
| |
| | house immediately: ·"Do not induce
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| amounts are being stored at younger ages.
| |
| | vomiting" ·"Corrosive - rinse from skin
|
| One study showed that in the fat of 100%
| |
| | immediately" ·"Harmful or fatal if
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| of the people tested was
| |
| | swallowed" ·"Call physician immediately"
|
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene, a chemical found in
| |
| | ·"Warning!" (may mean that as little as
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| most household deodorizers and room
| |
| | 1 teaspoon of product can harm or kill
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| fresheners.
| |
| | adult) ·"Danger!" (means that as little
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| Diseases that used to occur later in life
| |
| | as 5 drops can harm or kill an adult)
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| are now appearing at younger ages.
| |
| | Phenol is an extremely caustic chemical
|
| Diseases that used to be rare are more
| |
| | that burns the skin. Absorption of
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| frequent. For example
| |
| | phenol through the lungs or skin can
|
| ·There has been a 28% increase in
| |
| | cause: ·central nervous system damage
|
| childhood cancer since the addition of
| |
| | ·pneumonia ·respiratory tract infection
|
| pesticides into household products.
| |
| | ·heart-rate irregularities ·skin
|
| ·Cancer is now the #2 killer of children
| |
| | irritation ·kidney and liver damage
|
| - second only to accidental poisonings.
| |
| | ·numbness ·vomiting ·and can be fatal
|
| Since 1977 the rate of cancer among
| |
| | Phenol is a very common chemical and is
|
| American children has been steadily
| |
| | regularly found in the following common
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| rising at a rate of nearly 1% each
| |
| | products:
|
| year.[Source: National Cancer Institute]
| |
| | ·air fresheners ·aftershave ·bronchial
|
| ·There is an increased risk for
| |
| | mists ·chloroseptic throat spray
|
| leukemia in children where parents have
| |
| | ·deodorants ·feminine powders & sprays
|
| used pesticides in the home or garden
| |
| | ·hair spray ·decongestants ·mouthwash
|
| before the child's birth.[Source: Journal
| |
| | ·aspirin ·solvents ·acne medications
|
| of the National Cancer Institute]
| |
| | ·antiseptics ·calamine lotions
|
| Some products release contaminants into
| |
| | ·cleaning products ·detergents
|
| the air right away, others do so
| |
| | ·furniture polish ·hair setting lotions
|
| gradually over a period of time. Some
| |
| | ·lice shampoo ·polishes ·cold capsules
|
| stay in the air up to a year. These
| |
| | ·all-purpose cleaners ·aerosol
|
| contaminants, found in many household and
| |
| | disinfectants ·anti-itching lotions
|
| personal care products can cause
| |
| | ·carnex ·cosmetics ·disinfectant
|
| dizziness, nausea, allergic reactions,
| |
| | cleaners ·hand lotions ·lip balms
|
| eye/skin/respiratory tract irritations
| |
| | ·sunscreen and lotions ·insecticides
|
| and some cause cancer.[American Lung
| |
| | ·cough syrups ·... just to name a few
|
| Association]
| |
| | DO YOU STILL WANT TO USE PRODUCTS IN YOUR
|
| Asthma was once a very rare disease. Now
| |
| | HOME THAT CONTAIN PHENOL?
|
| the condition is extremely common - the
| |
| | There is an alternative. Safer, better
|
| asthma rate has tripled in the last 20
| |
| | products that cost less then the toxic
|
| years with nearly 30 million Americans
| |
| | products.
|
